Python Fundamentals

Course Overview:

Python is an interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language used in various fields such as data science, web development, automation, and general software engineering. This Python 3 Fundamentals course is a great introduction to both basic programming concepts and the essentials of the Python (latest 3.8.2) programming language syntax.

Course Objectives:

• Learn what Python is as a programming language and when to choose it versus other programming languages
• Learn how to interpret and write Python syntax
• Understand the basic data types of the language including their usages in various modules that are part of the standar library
• Get hands-on experience with solving programming challenges and questions using Python
• To learn how Python modules work and be able to install and use third-party modules from the public index

Requirements:

• None

Good to Have:

• Basic understanding of command line interface tools
• Intermediate knowledge of Object Oriented Programming
• Experience with other high level languages like Java or JavaScript

Target Audience:

• Perfect for non-techie individuals who wish to explore the world of programming
• Professionals coming from other programming languages and wish to pick up Python 3+
• Programmers who are coming from Python 2 and wish to learn the new syntax Python 3 covers

Course Duration:

• 3 Days

Course Content:

• Getting Started
• Installation
  • Python
  • Choice of IDE
  • Required modules
• Project Environment Setup
  • Creating a workspace folder
  • Testing if installation is correct
• First Steps Towards Programming
• Syntax
  • Expressions
  • Statements
  • Variables
• Symbols Definition
• Terminologies
• Data Types
• Primitives
  • Numbers
  • Strings
  • Booleans
    • Equivalence
• Data Structures
  • Lists
  • Tuple
  • Dictionary
  • Set
• Operators
  • Arithmetic Operators
  • Compound Operators
  • Comparison Operators
  • Membership Operators
  • Logical Operators
  • Identity Operators
• Control Structures
  • Conditional
  • Loops
    • For loop
    • While loop
    • Loop with Else
  • The range() function
  • Break, Continue & Pass
• Functions
  • Calling functions
  • Defining functions
  • Returning values
  • Accepting arguments
    • Default arguments
    • Keyword arguments
    • Arbitrary arguments list
  • Anonymous Functions
    • Map, Filter
• Modules & Packages
  • Introduction to The Standard Library
    • Mathematics
    • Dates and Times
    • Random
    • Operating System Interface
  • Modules
  • Packages
  • Installing Third-Party Packages
  • Anaconda
• Comprehension
  • General comprehension syntax
  • Types of comprehension
• Generators
  • Generators vs Lists
  • General generator syntax
  • Functional generators
• Object Oriented Programming
  • Introduction to Object Oriented Programming
  • Classes and Objects
    • Properties and Methods
    • Initialiser & Destructor
  • Inheritance and Method Overwriting
• Error Handling
  • When to use Exceptions
  • Handling Exceptions
  • Custom error handling routines
• File and Directory Handling
  • Reading & Writing Text Files
  • Managing files and folders from Python
• Databases
  • Introduction to databases
  • CRUD operations on SQLite3
  • Integrating with external databases
• Virtual Environments
  • Creating virtual environments
• Custom Content (depending on attendee’s requirements)
  • Exploration of relevant packages
  • Mini project

Course Customization Options

To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.