Geared for experienced users, Mastering Python Programming is an introductory and beyond‐level practical, hands‐on Python training course that leads the student from the basics of writing and running Python scripts to more advanced features.
Advanced topics covered include file operations, regular expressions, working with binary data, and using the extensive functionality of Python modules. Extra emphasis is placed on features unique to Python, such as tuples, array slices, and output formatting. This comprehensive, practical course provides an in‐depth exploration of working with the programming language, not an academic overview of syntax and grammar. Students will immediately be able to use Python to complete tasks in the real world.
This course is approximately 50% hands-on lab and 50% lecture, combining engaging lecture, demos, group activities and discussions with comprehensive machine‐based practical programming labs and project work. Students will write numerous Python scripts to reinforce the major concepts covered in this course.
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What you’ll learn
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
Create working Python scripts following best practices
Use python data types appropriately
Read and write files with both text and binary data
Search and replace text with regular expressions
Get familiar with the standard library and its work‐saving modules
Use lesser‐known but powerful Python data types
Create “real‐world”, professional Python applications
Work with dates, times, and calendars
Know when to use collections such as lists, dictionaries, and sets
Understand Pythonic features such as comprehensions and iterators
Write robust code using exception handling
Stay ahead of the technology curve
Don’t let your tech outpace the skills of your people
From our state-of-the-art classrooms to telepresence to your offices, our instructor-led training caters to your needs.
Track Record
30 years driving innovative, award-winning learning solutions
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Expert instructors with real world experience and the latest vendor- approved in-depth course content.
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Chosen and awarded by the world’s leading vendors as preferred training partner.
Ahead of the technology curve
No matter your chosen technologies or platforms, we can help you stay one step ahead.
Train Anywhere
From our state-of-the-art classrooms to telepresence to your offices, our instructor-led training caters to your needs.
Track Record
30 years driving innovative, award-winning learning solutions
More Courses, More Often
When you train with DDLS you get more courses, more often, in more locations and from more vendors.
Quality instructors and content
Expert instructors with real world experience and the latest vendor- approved in-depth course content.
Partner-Preferred Supplier
Chosen and awarded by the world’s leading vendors as preferred training partner.
Ahead of the technology curve
No matter your chosen technologies or platforms, we can help you stay one step ahead.
Train Anywhere
From our state-of-the-art classrooms to telepresence to your offices, our instructor-led training caters to your needs.
Track Record
30 years driving innovative, award-winning learning solutions
More Courses, More Often
When you train with DDLS you get more courses, more often, in more locations and from more vendors.
Who is the course for?
This course is appropriate for advanced users, system administrators and web site administrators who want to use Python to support their server installations, as well as anyone else who wants to automate or simplify common tasks with the use of Python scripts.
We can also deliver and customise this training course for larger groups – saving your organisation time, money and resources. For more information, please contact us on 1800 U LEARN (1800 853 276).
Course subjects
An Overview of Python
What is python?
Python timeline
Advantages/disadvantages of Python
Getting help with pydoc
The Python Environment
Starting Python
Using the interpreter
Running a Python script
Python scripts on Unix/Windows
Editors and IDEs
Getting Started
Using variables
Builtin functions
Strings
Numbers
Converting among types
Writing to the screen
Command line parameters
Flow Control
About flow control
White space
Conditional expressions
Relational and Boolean operators
While loops
Alternate loop exits
Sequences
About sequences
Lists and list methods
Tuples
Indexing and slicing
Iterating through a sequence
Sequence functions, keywords, and operators
List comprehensions
Generator Expressions
Nested sequences
Working with Files
File overview
Opening a text file
Reading a text file
Writing to a text file
Reading and writing raw (binary) data
Converting binary data with struct
Dictionaries and Sets
About dictionaries
Creating dictionaries
Iterating through a dictionary
About sets
Creating sets
Working with sets
Functions
Defining functions
Parameters
Global and local scope
Nested functions
Returning values
Sorting
The sorted() function
Alternate keys
Lambda functions
Sorting collections
Using operator.itemgetter()
Reverse sorting
Errors and Exception Handling
Syntax errors
Exceptions
Using try/catch/else/finally
Handling multiple exceptions
Ignoring exceptions
Modules and Packages
The import statement
Module search path
Creating Modules
Using packages
Function and Module aliases
Classes
About o‐o programming
Defining classes
Constructors
Methods
Instance data
Properties
Class methods and data
Regular Expressions
RE syntax overview
RE Objects
Searching and matching
Compilation flags
Groups and special groups
Replacing text
Splitting strings
The Standard Library
The sys module
Launching external programs
Maths functions
Random numbers
The string module
Reading CSV data
Dates and Times
Working with dates and times
Translating timestamps
Parsing dates from text
Formatting dates
Calendar data
Working with the File System
Paths, directories, and filenames
Checking for existence
Permissions and other file attributes
Walking directory trees
Creating filters with fileinput
Using shutil for file operations
Advanced Data Handling
Defaultdict and Counter
Prettyprinting data structures
Compressed archives (zip, gzip, tar, etc.)
Persistent data
Network Services
Grabbing web content
Sending email
Using SSH for remote access
Using FTP
Writing Real‐Life Applications
Parsing command‐line options
Detecting the current platform
Trapping signals
Implementing logging
Prerequisites
Students should already have a working, user‐level knowledge of Unix/Linux, Mac, or Windows.
While not required, basic skills with at least one other programming language will be helpful.
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