PYTHON ESSENTIALS • Strings in action

• String formatting
Course PY101; Duration: 5 Days; Instructor-led • String methods
• General type categories

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Module 5 - Lists & Dictionaries

This course introduces the student to the Python • Lists
language. On completion of this class the student should • Lists in action
feel comfortable with writing Python programs. The • Dictionaries
course provides insight to the features of Python that • Dictionaries in action
make it an excellent choice for projects of virtually any
size Module 6 - Tuples, Files & Everything Else
• Tuples
AUDIENCE • Files
This course is designed for those already using Korn • Type categories revisited
shell scripting, Perl, or C programming languages to • Object generality
manipulate files or control processes • References versus copies
• Comparisons, equality, and truth
PREREQUISITES • Python's type hierarchies
This course requires participants to meet the following • Other types in Python
prerequisites: • Built-in type gotchas
• Introduction to Unix course or equivalent
experience Module 7 - Assignment, Expressions, & Print
• Recent programming experience • Assignment statements
• Expression statements
METHODOLOGY • Print statements
This program will be conducted through Instructor-led
(classroom) Module 8 - If Tests
• If statements
• Python syntax rules
COURSE OBJECTIVES • Truth tests
After completing this course, students will be able to:
• Write Python programs dealing with sequences and Module 9 - While And For Loops
mappings, program flow control, system calls and • While loops
file manipulation • Break, continue, pass, and the loop else
• For loops
• Loop variations
COURSE OUTLINE
Module 10 - Function Basics
Module 1 - Why Python? • Why use functions?
• Why do people use Python? • Coding functions
• Is Python a scripting language? • Definition & calls
• What can I do with Python? • Intersecting sequences
• What are Python's technical strengths?
Module 11 - Scopes & Arguments
Module 2 - How Python Runs Programs • Scope rules
• Introducing the Python interpreter • The global statement
• Program execution • Scopes and nested functions
• Execution model variations • Passing arguments
• Special argument matching modes
Module 3 -Numbers
• Python program structure Module 12 - The Big Picture
• Why use built-in types? • Why use modules?
• Numbers • Python program architecture
• Python expression Operators • How imports work
• Numbers in action
• The dynamic typing interlude
Module 13 - Coding Basics
• Module creation
Module 4 - Strings • Module usage
• String literals • Module namespaces
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• Reloading modules • Executing programs
• Debugging, testing, timing, profiling
Module 14 - Packages
• Package import basics Module 23 - Advanced Topics
• Package import example • Web frameworks
• Why use package imports? • GUI frameworks
• Content management frameworks
Module 15 - OOP: The Big Picture
• Why use classes?
• OOP from 30,000 feet

Module 16 - Class Coding Basics

• Classes generate multiple instance objects
• Classes are customized by inheritance
• Classes can intercept python operators

Module 17 - Class Coding Details

• The class statement
• Methods
• Inheritance
• Operator overloading
• Namespaces

Module 18 - Designing with Classes

• Python and OOP
• Classes as records
• OOP and inheritance: "is-a" relationships
• OOP and composition: "has-a" relationships
• OOP and delegation
• Multiple inheritance
• Classes are objects: Generic object factories
• Methods are objects: Bound or unbound
• Classes versus modules

Module 19 - Exception Basics

• Why use exceptions?
• Exception handling: The short story
• The try/except/else statement
• The try/finally statement
• The raise statement
• The assert statement

Module 20 - Exception Objects

• String-based exceptions
• Class-based exceptions
• General raise statement forms

Module 21 - Designing with Exceptions

• Nesting exception handlers
• Exception idioms
• Exception design tips
• Exception gotchas
• Core language summary

Module 22 - Common Tasks in Python

• Exploring on your own
• Conversions, numbers and comparisons
• Manipulating strings
• Data structure manipulations
• Manipulating files and directories
• Internet-related modules
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