Python Training

Course objectives

After completing this course you will be able to:

• use built-in data types
• use instructions to control the operation of the program
• handle exceptions
• use the standard library
• perform file operations
• write object code in Python
• use Python development tools

Course syllabus

Introduction to Python

• Python version 2 vs. version 3
• Embedded data types
• Control flow statements
• Exception handling
• Functions
• Collections
• String processing
• List and dictionary comprehensions
• Anonimous functions - lambda
• filter, map and reduce

Standard library - batteries included

• File manipulation
• Cooperation with OS
• Object serialization – pickle module
• Regular expressions
• Python and XML processing
• Writing tests - pytest

Object-oriented programming

• Classes and objects
• Properties
• Static methods
• Inheritance
• Polymorphism

Python toolkit

• Package manager (pip)
• Interactive console (Ipython)
• Jupyter Notebook
• Python IDE (Pycharm or VS Code)

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of another programming language (e.g. C, Pascal, Java, C).

Course duration

3 days, 8 class hours each