Python I (2 days)

• 00 – About Python

• 01 – Interactive interpreter

• 02 – Variables, objects, identity, assignment - Basic data types - Composite data types

• 03 – Basic input/output and string formatting

• 04 – Executable scripts, modules and packages

• 05 – Control flow (loops, conditions, exceptions)

• 06 – Input, output, file access, internationalization, unicode

• 07 – Functions, local variables

• 08 – Classes, instances, attributes, methods

• 09 – Constructors and inheritance

• 10 – Standard library bits

• 11 – Available literature

Python II (3 days)

• 00 – Overview of topics from previous course - Variables, identity, assignment, data types - Modules, packages, scripting - Basic input and output

• 01 – Project organization - Packages, modules and scripts - Installation information

• 02 – Python versions and 3.x and 2.x differences - Future features

• 03 – Functions, argument list, argument dictionary – Decorators, closures and nonlocal

• 04 – Generators and iterators - Iterators - Generators - Generator, list and dictionary comprehensions

• 05 – Classes, methods, attributes – Special methods, class and static methods - Case study: Roman numbers - Unit testing

• 06 - Persistence

• HTTP application options

• Custom exceptions

• Logging and debugging

• Text processing using regular expressions

• Command line argument parsing

• Date and time handling

• Database system access

• Dynamic code generation

• Parallel programming, threads and processes

• Available literature

• ? list comprehensions

Notes:

• I work on linux distributions where python works natively without any specific installation or configuration procedure. Windows and Mac users should have their python installations ready for the training.
• We will be using python 3.3/3.4 for the training and discuss differences in python 2.7, unless requested otherwise in advance.
• Using an IDE is not part of the training unless a specific one is requested in advance. A basic text editor suitable for programming and a terminal window are all that you need.
• Altering the course to fit your needs is possible and encouraged.