Python I: Essentials (3.X) Training

Goals

• Learn the basics of Python.
• Learn to work with numbers and strings in Python.
• Learn to work create and use variables and work with Python’s data structures.
• Learn Python’s flow control statements.
• Learn to work with conditional expressions.
• Learn to read input and produce output.
• Learn to work with Python’s Modules.
• Learn about classes and object-oriented programming in Python.
• Learn to work with Regular Expressions.
• Learn to integrate your application with the file system.
• Learn to handle errors and exceptions.

Outline

1. An overview of Python
   1. What is Python?
   2. Python Timeline
   3. Advantages/Disadvantages of Python
   4. Getting help with pydoc
2. The Python Environment
   1. Starting Python
   2. Using the interpreter
   3. Running a Python script
   4. Python scripts on Unix/Windows
   5. Editors and IDEs
3. Getting Started
   1. Using variables
   2. Builtin functions
   3. Strings
   4. Numbers
   5. Converting among types
   6. Writing to the screen
   7. Command line parameters
4. Flow Control
   1. About flow control
   2. White space
   3. Conditional expressions
   4. Relational and Boolean operators
   5. While loops
   6. Alternate loop exits
5. Sequences
   1. About sequences
   2. Lists and list methods
   3. Tuples
   4. Indexing and slicing
   5. Iterating through a sequence
   6. Sequence functions,keywords, and operators
   7. List comprehensions
   8. Nested sequences
6. Working with files
   1. File overview
   2. Opening a text file
   3. Reading a text file
   4. Writing to a text file
   5. Screen output without formatting
   6. Raw (binary) data
7. Dictionaries and Sets
   1. About dictionaries
   2. Creating dictionaries
   3. Iterating through a dictionary
   4. About sets
   5. Creating sets
   6. Working with sets
8. Functions
   1. About sequences
   2. Function parameters
   3. Global variables
   4. Global scope
   5. Returning values
9. Sorting
   1. The sorted() function
   2. Alternate keys
   3. Lambda functions
   4. Sorting collections
   5. Using operator.itemgetter()
   6. Reverse sorting
10. Errors and Exception Handling
    1. Syntax errors
    2. Exceptions
    3. Using try/catch/else/finally
    4. Handling multiple exceptions
    5. Ignoring exceptions
11. Using Modules
    1. The import statement
    2. Module search path
    3. Zipped libraries
    4. Creating Modules
    5. Function and Module aliases
12. Regular Expressions
    1. RE syntax overview
    2. Basic patterns
    3. RE Objects
    4. Searching and matching
    5. Compilation flags
    6. Grouping
    7. Replacing text
    8. Splitting a string
13. Using the Standard Library
    1. The sys module
    2. Launching external programs
    3. Walking directory trees
    4. Grabbing web pages
    5. Sending e-mail
    6. Paths, directories, and filenames
    7. Math functions
    8. Random numbers
    9. Dates and times
    10. Zipped archives
14. An Introduction to Python classes
    1. About o-o programming
    2. Defining classes
    3. Constructors
    4. Instance methods
    5. Instance data
    6. Class methods and data
    7. Destructors
15. Bonus Exercises

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