Introduction to Python Programming — A 5-day course

 Closed In-House Course

Synopsis

This Python course is an intensive introduction to Python Programming and its use in Web application development. As well as covering Python data types, operators, functions and objects, the course provides an overview of regular expression, Python GUI application development and Python CGI programming.

Suitable for

This course is aimed mainly at web application developers and programmers who need an introduction to Python programming and its use in Web application development.

Delivery

Courses in this subject are scheduled on an 'ad-hoc' basis. We can arrange a course at our Carshalton centre or on customer site for any client wishing to send two or more delegates on the same course.

Please contact us at training@gbdirect.co.uk to arrange delivery of any of our Python courses for your company.

Contents

Interpreted vs. compiled languages

A brief history of Python

Python - download and installation

Working with Python from the command line

Python Integrated Devlopment Environments (IDEs)

Basic grammar and syntax

• Basic I/O - print() and raw_input()
• Comments
• Variables and Assignment
• Operators
• Basic data types - numbers, strings, lists, tuples and dictionaries
• Code blocks and indentation
• if, elif and else
• Iteration
  • for, in and range loops
  • while loops
• File manipulation - open() and file() functions
• Errors and Exceptions
• Functions
• Classes
• Modules
• Objects

Overview of client, web and network programming techniques

• Regular Expressions
• Network Programming
• Internet Client Programming
• Multithreaded Programming
• GUI Programming
• Web Programming