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Introduction to Python 3 Programming (Practical Programming for Beginners)
Python is a ubiquitous programming language used in many fields, including machine learning, data engineering, systems administration, and science. This intensive three-day course immerses students...
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$2,090 USD
Duration
3 days
Course Code
WA3016
Available Formats
Classroom, Virtual
Overview
Python is a ubiquitous programming language used in many fields, including machine learning, data engineering, systems administration, and science. This intensive three-day course immerses students in high-octane learning of the Python programming language and its popular modules, teaching the students the necessary survival skills of using this simple yet versatile and powerful language.
Who Can Benefit
- Developers and Data Analysts
Course Details
Outline
Chapter 1. Python 3 Introduction
- What is Python?
- Python Documentation
- Where Can I Use Python?
- Which version of Python am I running?
- Running Python Programs
- Python Shell
- Dev Tools and REPLs
- IPython
- Jupyter
- Hands-On Exercise
- The Anaconda Python Distribution
- Summary
Chapter 2. Python Variables and Types
- Variables and Types
- More on Variables
- Assigning Multiple Values to Multiple Variables
- More on Types
- Variable Scopes
- The Layout of Python Programs
- Comments and Triple-Delimited String Literals
- Sample Python Code
- PEP8
- Getting Help on Python Objects
- Null (None)
- Strings
- Finding Index of a Substring
- String Splitting
- Raw String Literals
- String Formatting and Interpolation
- String Public Method Names
- The Boolean Type
- Boolean Operators
- Relational Operators
- Numbers
- "Easy Numbers"
- Looking Up the Runtime Type of a Variable
- Divisions
- Assignment-with-Operation
- Hands-On Exercise
- Dates and Times
- Hands-On Exercise
- Summary
Chapter 3. Control Statements and Data Collections
- Control Flow with The if-elif-else Triad
- An if-elif-else Example
- Conditional Expressions (a.k.a. Ternary Operator)
- The While-Break-Continue Triad
- The for Loop
- The range() Function
- Examples of Using range()
- The try-except-finally Construct
- Hands-On Exercise
- The assert Expression
- Lists
- Main List Methods
- List Comprehension
- Zipping Lists
- Enumerate
- Hands-On Exercise
- Dictionaries
- Working with Dictionaries
- Other Dictionary Methods
- Sets
- Set Methods
- Set Operations
- Set Operations Examples
- Finding Unique Elements in a List
- Common Collection Functions and Operators
- Hands-On Exercise
- Tuples
- Unpacking Tuples
- Hands-On Exercise
- Summary
Chapter 4. Functions and Modules
- Built-in Functions
- Functions
- The "Call by Sharing" Parameter Passing
- Global and Local Variable Scopes
- Default Parameters
- Named Parameters
- Dealing with Arbitrary Number of Parameters
- Keyword Function Parameters
- Hands-On Exercise
- What is Functional Programming (FP)?
- Concept: Pure Functions
- Concept: Recursion
- Concept: Higher-Order Functions
- Lambda Functions in Python
- Examples of Using Lambdas
- Lambdas in the Sorted Function
- Hands-On Exercise
- Python Modules
- Importing Modules
- Installing Modules
- Listing Methods in a Module
- Creating Your Own Modules
- Creating a Module's Entry Point
- Summary
Chapter 5. Working with File I/O and Useful Modules
- Reading Command-Line Parameters
- Hands-On Exercise (N/A in DCC)
- Working with Files
- Reading and Writing Files
- Hands-On Exercise
- Hands-On Exercise
- Random Numbers
- Hands-On Exercise
- Regular Expressions
- The re Object Methods
- Using Regular Expressions Examples
- Hands-On Exercise
- Summary
Lab Exercises
- Lab 1. Understanding Jupyter Notebooks
- Lab 2. Python Variables
- Lab 3. Dates and Times
- Lab 4. The if, for, and try Constructs
- Lab 5. Understanding Lists
- Lab 6. Dictionaries
- Lab 7. Sets
- Lab 8. Tuples
- Lab 9. Functions
- Lab 10. Functional Programming
- Lab 11. Reading Command-Line Parameters
- Lab 12. File I/O
- Lab 13. Using HTTP and JSON
- Lab 14. Random Numbers
- Lab 15. Regular Expressions
Schedule
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