Python Advanced

Python is a remarkably powerful dynamic programming language that is used in a wide variety of application domains, including finance, telecom. Python is often compared to Java, PHP, Perl, Ruby or Scheme.

• Learn advanced Python techniques
• Recap basic features, OOP
• Advanced features – decorators, templates
• How to use regular expression in Python
• Learn how to use Python Database API
• Learn how to use Python development tools - testing frameworks, documentation, parallel processing, logging
• Create graphical interfaces with Python/Tkinter
• Know about Django framework

Module 1. Introduction

• Why python?
• Executing Python Code
• Execution model variations
• Running python scripts
• Very basic control structures
• Function syntax
• Debugging python scripts
• Modules/packages

Module 2. Basic types

• Basic types: numeric
• Basic types: strings
• String type
• Lab 1: Simple scripts

Module 3. Sequence types

• Sequence types
• List/sequence functions
• The dictionary type
• Using set/frozenset type
• Other sequence types/functions

Module 4. I/O operations

• Basic file operations
• Path operations
• Communicate with external processes
• Parsing command line arguments

Module 5. Additional control structures

• context manager and with/as
• comprehensions
• creating generator functions
• Lab 2: Scripts with sequence types

Module 6. Regular expressions in Python

• Regular expression elements
• Use cases for flags
• Additional features in regular expressions
• Lab 3: Regular expressions

Module 7. Python development tools

• Document your code
• Testing frameworks
• Logging in python
• Parallel processing
  

Module 8. Advanced topics

• Decorator

Module 9. Object oriented programming in Python

• OOP basics
• Member functions
• Member attributes
• Operators
• Class/function decorators
• Python class template
• Lab 4: Python OO

Module 10. Python Database API

• Connecting to DB API compliant Relational Database
• Management Systems

Module 11. Creating graphical user interfaces using

• Python/Tkinter
• Tkinter widgets and their standard attributes ◦Dimensions
• Organizing widgets in the parent widget area

Module 12. Intorduction to the Python Django WEB

• application framework
• Architecture
• Creating a Hello world project
• Managing settings
• Lab 5: Using frameworks