Essential Python

COURSE OUTLINE:

Description

The Python language has been emerging as a very powerful, flexible, and simple programming tool for building all manner of applications. Maybe you're one of the many developers looking get started with Python. If so, then this hands-on language course is just the thing for you.

Note: You are required to bring your own laptop.

Audience

Developers who need to be effective with Python immediately after the course

Prerequisites

Experience with a programming language, preferably a C-based language

Note: No Python knowledge assumed.

Learning Objectives

Install Python and writing basic scripts
Language features needed in all applications
Advanced functionality such as OO Python, the Pyramid web framework, MongoDB, and Data API
Unit testing, debugging, and multi-threaded parallel code in Python

1. Introduction to Python

2. Language Basics

3. Working with Basic Types and Collections

4. Functions

5. Classes

6. Error Handling

7. File I/O

8. Iterator Zen

9. Pythonic / Idiomatic Python

10. Web Applications in Python (Pyramid)

11. Database Access via SQLAlchemy (ORM model)

12. Database Access (NoSQL / MongoDB)

13. Building Redistributables (Modules and Packages)

14. Debugging and Unit Testing Python

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