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Student and Tutor continued working on a Python assignment, completing Task 2 by updating a locker dictionary and justifying data structure choices. They then began Task 3, initiating the development of an interactive locker system simulator, focusing on setting up the initial locker dictionary and implementing the 'view lockers' option with user input. The session involved extensive debugging, and they planned to complete Task 3 in the next class.

The Student and Tutor reviewed homework on creating a `Bank Account` class, focusing on `private` and `public` access modifiers and getter/setter methods. The session then covered the four pillars of Object-Oriented Programming: Encapsulation, Polymorphism (overloading and overriding), Inheritance (types and parent-child relationships), and Abstraction (using virtual functions). The Student was assigned practice questions on these OOP concepts for the next session.

The Student and Tutor began by reviewing C++ file handling for finding/replacing data and appending to files. The session then introduced Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts, including defining classes, creating objects, and implementing constructors. The Student practiced these concepts by developing a class to calculate geometric areas, with homework assigned on using private member variables and creating a car class. The next session is planned to cover the four pillars of OOP.

Student and Tutor worked on completing 'Task A Set A' of a Python programming assignment. They coded a menu-driven program, implemented loops and conditional logic, and discussed various data types and user experience enhancements. The session also covered generating output snapshots and organizing project files for submission. They planned to continue with 'Task 2' in the next session.

Student and Tutor reviewed C++ file handling, covering methods to read files line by line, word by word, and character by character, and understanding different file stream types. They practiced redirecting standard input/output streams (`cin`, `cout`) to interact with files, and learned about `cerr` for errors and `clog` for logging. Homework was assigned to practice appending data to files, and the Student was asked to share their university syllabus.

The student and tutor reviewed C++ programming concepts, starting with optimizing diagonal sum calculations in 2D arrays. The session then focused heavily on file handling, covering writing data to and reading data from text files using file streams, and automating file creation. The student was assigned practice problems on file handling for homework.