Python Programming

Python Programming

Python is a powerful and popular object-oriented scripting language. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the core syntax and functions provided by Python, including full coverage of its object-oriented features. The course also explores some of Python's powerful APIs and techniques, including file handling, XML processing, object serialization, and Web services.

Duration

4 days

Prerequisites

At least 6 months programming experience
Familiarity with OO concepts would be an advantage

What you'll learn

Writing clean Python code
Working with functions and objects
Working with text and regular expressions
Handing exceptions
Manipulating files and XML data
Working with web services

Course details

Getting Started with Python

Overview of Python
Installing Python
Getting ready to develop

Python Language Fundamentals

Overview of core Python syntax rules
Simple data types and variables
Object essentials
Flow control

Working with Functions

The benefit of functions
Writing and calling functions
Passing parameters

Exception Handling

Overview of exceptions in Python
Handling exceptions
Raising exceptions
Design issues

Collections

Overview of collections in Python
Lists
Tuples
Sets
Dictionaries

Strings and Regular Expressions

Overview of strings in Python
Basic string manipulation
Introduction to regular expressions
Using regular expressions in Python

Classes and Iterators

Defining classes
Instance variables
Iterators
Creating and initializing objects

File Handling

Overview of file handling in Python
Reading and writing text files
Working with binary files
Streaming and serializing Python objects

XML Processing

XML essentials
Parsing XML documents
Searching for XML content
Generating XML data

Web Services

Overview of Web services
Implementing Web services using Python
Caching
Compression
Handling redirects