Course Description
This three-day Python Programming Introduction training course provides the student with the knowledge to create and run Python scripts that include:
- Python-specific data structures,
- Python functions,
- Python modules,
- and Python classes.
This course is taught using Python version 2.7.
Prerequisites
Basic computer knowledge and keyboarding skills are the only pre-requisites for this course.
Who is this course for?
Python Programming Introduction is for administrators, developers, and users who are new to the Python language.
Course content
Meet Python
Origin of Python
Where to Get Python
Invoking Python
Other Python Implementation
Python Resources
Handling Numbers and Strings
Numeric Data
Using Numbers
String Data
Using Strings
Variable and Data Structures
Variables
Numeric and String Variables
Lists
Tuples
Sets
Dictionaries
Additional Resources
Control Flow
Controlling the Flow
The if Statement
The while Statement
The for Statement
The range() Function and Loops
Other Statements with Loops
Conditional Expressions
Conditions and Conditional Expressions
Numeric Comparisons and Conditions
Comparing Strings
Complex Conditions
Basic Input and Output
Reading Input
Simple Output
Formatted Output
Functions
Creating Functions
Invoking Functions
Returning Values from Functions
Passing Parameters
More About Function Arguments
Scope of Variables
Lambda Functions
Using Modules
What are Modules?
Creating Modules
Using Modules
More About Modules
Compiled Modules
Standard Modules
Introduction to Classes
Namespaces
What is a Class?
Defining a Class
Defining Class and Instance Attributes
Defining Methods
Instantiating a Class
Inheritance
Resources
Regular Expressions
Compiling Regular Expressions
Matching vs. Searching
Substitution
Regular Expressions: Metacharacters
The Problem with \
Special Backslash Sequences
Using MatchObject
Additional Regular Expression Operation
Additional Resources
Files
File Handles and File-like Objects
Opening and Closing Files
Reading from Files
Writing to Files
Moving Around in Files
The pickle Module
Resources
Errors and Exceptions
Errors, Exceptions, and Warnings
Raising an Exception
User Defined Exceptions
Catching and Handling Exceptions
The raise Statement