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Distributed Task Automation with Python Faust
This Python Faust course provides an in-depth exploration of Distributed Task Automation using Python Faust and Kafka. It begins with an overview of Distributed Task Automation and a detailed study...
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This Python Faust course provides an in-depth exploration of Distributed Task Automation using Python Faust and Kafka. It begins with an overview of Distributed Task Automation and a detailed study of Python Faust and Kafka. The course then delves into the practical aspects of setting up a Python development environment, containerization using Docker, and managing Kafka clusters. Learners will gain a deep understanding of Python Faust, including stream processing, state management, and fault tolerance. The course also covers monitoring and managing Kafka and Faust applications, deploying them in production, and optimizing their performance. The final section of the course guides learners through the implementation of a real-time data pipeline with Faust and Kafka. This course can be customized to include distributed task automation examples relevant to your work domain.
Skills Gained
- Understand the concept and application of Distributed Task Automation
- Set up and configure a Python development environment for script programming
- Learn the basics of containerization and how to use Docker for creating and running containers
- Work with Kafka, understand its architecture, and set up a Kafka cluster
- Master the basics and advanced concepts of Python Faust, including agents, stream processing, state management, and fault tolerance
- Monitor and manage Kafka and Faust applications, including error handling and retry logic
- Apply best practices for deploying Kafka and Faust in production, ensuring high availability and optimizing performance
- Implement a real-time data pipeline with Faust and Kafka
Prerequisites
All students should have taken the Python Task Automation course or have significant experience with the topics covered in the Python Task Automation course. Experience with Kafka and Zookeeper is helpful but not required.
Course Details
Training Materials
All students receive comprehensive courseware covering all topics in the course. The instructor distributes courseware via GitHub. The courseware includes documentation and extensive code samples. Students practice the topics covered through challenging hands-on lab exercises.
Software Requirements
Students will need a free, personal GitHub account to access the courseware. All students will need a modern web browser such as Google Chrome. Student machines will need a text editor like Visual Studio Code, the latest Python version, Docker Desktop, PanDoc, and OpenOffice. Students will need permission to install NPM and PyPi packages as well as the ability to download Docker images. Preconfigured student virtual machines can provided upon request.
Overview of Distributed Task Automation
- What is Distributed Task Automation?
- Overview of Python Faust
- Faust compared to Celery
- What is Streaming?
- What is Kafka?
- What is Zookeeper?
- Kafka + Zookeeper compared RabbitMQ + PostgreSQL
Development Environment
- Configure Visual Studio Code for Python Script Programming
- Python Code Linting & Reformatting with Ruff & MyPy
- Debugging Python Scripts with Visual Studio Code
- Docker Desktop
Containerization
- What is a Container?
- What is Docker?
- What is Docker Hub?
- Images and Containers
- Create an Image with Dockerfile
- Run Containers
- Configure Containers with Environment Variables
- Docker Compose
- Docker Compose Networking
- Docker Compose Volume
Kafka Basics
- What is Kafka?
- Kafka Architecture and Components
- Setting Up a Kafka Cluster
- Running Kafka in a Container
- Kafka Producers and Consumers
Faust Basics
- Introduction to Python Faust
- Installing Faust and Dependencies
- Setting Up a Simple Faust Project
- Faust Agents
- Handling Kafka Topics with Faust
Advanced Faust Concepts
- Stream Processing and Windowing
- State Management in Faust
- Fault Tolerance and Recovery
- Aggregating and Joining Streams
- Scaling Faust Applications
Monitoring and Management
- Monitoring Kafka and Faust
- Handling Errors and Retries
Scaling and Deployment
- Deploying Kafka and Faust in Production
- High Availability and Fault Tolerance
- Performance Tuning
- Implementing a Real-Time Data Pipeline with Faust and Kafka
Conclusion
- Summary of Key Concepts
- Q&A
- Further Resources and Next Steps
Schedule
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Reviews
the course is good, covers many aspects, wish the lab is a little bit more in depth
Thank Tech Data for sponsoring this course you really take care of your partners.
Class was very informative, although one lab didnt but will try again later
This is my second course with ExitCertified. This course exceeded my expectations. The teacher was great and the class was fun.
I liked the pace of the course. I like that I have more than instance to use the lab.
