Python for Programmers

CMPR.X416

Learn Python syntax, data types, OOP, and libraries in this hands-on programming course.

Skills you will gain

Pythonic Coding Practices: Write efficient, accurate, and readable code using Python’s best practices.
Python Syntax Mastery: Utilize flow control, functions, exceptions, and functional programming techniques.
Object-Oriented Programming: Apply classes, inheritance, and overriding to build structured applications.
Data Handling: Work with Python’s built-in data types like strings, lists, and dictionaries.
Advanced Python Features: Build iterators, generators, decorators, and context managers for optimized application development.

Course Description

Python language is gaining popularity because its use enhances program correctness and increases programmer efficiency. Because of its clear and elegant syntax, dynamic typing, automatic memory management, and straight-forward module architecture, Python is simple to learn and fun to use. Its code is easy to read, write, extend and modify. This lab-based course offers proficiency in the core concepts of Python, and the skills and knowledge for building applications using any of the hundreds of thousands of task-specific Python libraries.

Topics

The Python environment: interpretation, integrated development environment, code introspection
Syntax: flow control, f-string formatting, function protocols, exception handling, functional programming
Built-in data types: strings, tuples, lists, sets, dictionaries
Sequence manipulations: slicing, accessing, packing, unpacking, sorting by an arbitrary sort key
Object-oriented features: classes and inheritance
Building applications, modules, packages, and libraries
Popular libraries: os, sys, copy, unittest, cProfile, optparse, unittest, shutil, tempfile, subprocess, and more
Pythonic thinking: namespaces, internationalization, iterators, generators, decorators, dynamic coding, context managers
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Note(s):

The Python interpreter is free software and runs on all popular platforms. Students are required to have Python 3.7 or higher installed.