Beginning Python

This course has been superseded

We suggest the following instead:
Python programming - Introduction

Course Description

This three-day course provides the participants with the knowledge to create and run Python scripts that include Python-specific data structures, function, modules, and classes.
3 Days
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Prerequisites

Some previous Object Oriented Programming experience is preferable. This is not intended as an Introduction to Programming course.

Handling Numbers and Strings

Numeric Data
Using Numbers
String Data
Using Strings

Variables and Data Structures

Variables
Numeric and String Variables
Lists
Tuples
Sets
Dictionaries
Additional Resources

Flow Control

Controlling the Flow
The if Statement
The while Statement
The for Statement
The range() Function and Loops
Other Statements with Loops

Conditional Expressions

Conditions and Conditional Expressions
Numeric Comparisons and Conditions
Comparing Strings
Complex Conditions

Basic Input and Output

Reading Input
Simple Output
Formatted Output

Function

Creating Functions
Invoking Functions
Returning Values from Functions
Passing Parameters
More About Function Arguments
Scope of Variables
Lambda Functions

Using Modules

What are Modules?
Creating Modules
Using Modules
More About Modules
Compiled Modules
Standard Modules

An Introduction to Classes

Namespaces
What is a Class?
Defining a Class
Defining Class and Instance Attributes
Defining Methods
Instantiating a Class
Inheritance
Resources

Regular Expressions

Pattern Matching vs. Wildcards
Compiling Regular Expressions
Matching vs. Searching
Substitution
Regular Expressions: Metacharacters
The Problem with
Special Backslash Sequences
Using MatchObject
Additional Regular Expression Operation
Additional Resources

Files

File Handles and File-like Objects
Opening and Closing Files
Reading from Files
Writing to Files
Moving Around in Files
The pickle Module
Resources

Errors and Exceptions

Errors, Exceptions, and Warnings
Raising an Exception
User Defined Exceptions
Catching and Handling Exceptions
The raise Statement

Meet Python

Origin of Python
Where to Get Python
Invoking Python
Other Python Implementation
Python Resources
PythonPython Programming