Python Programming

All HOTT courses are available face-to-face, remote-live, on-demand or on-site at your facility. 

This hands on Python programming course shows how to rapidly develop and maintain effective Python programs. The course includes thorough coverage of Python syntax, built in data types and control constructs. The course takes a practical approach to creating and organizing Python programs using functions, packages, modules and classes as part of Python's object-oriented paradigm. Attendees will use regular expressions to rapidly process data captured from users and from the file system.

Attendees will learn how to use Python to create scripts that manipulate data, automate tasks, perform error handling and store and retrieve data by using relational databases. Students will be able to create Python scripts that assist with system administration.

Comprehensive hands on exercises are integrated throughout to reinforce learning and develop real competency.

Students Will Learn

• Working with Python's built-in objects
• Reading and writing files
• Creating variables and objects in Python
• Communicating with databases
• Creating structured data with lists, tuples, sets and dictionaries
• Performing conversion operations on numbers
• Using conditional constructs to control flow of execution
• Writing clear and concise regular expressions
• Organizing code with functions and classes
• Creating object-oriented Python programs
• Using exceptions to gracefully handle errors

Course Prerequisites

Prior scripting experience or knowledge of fundamental programming concepts.

Course Overview

• Introduction to Python 3
• Using Python
• Language Fundamentals
• Flow Control Constructs
• Expressions
• Exception Handling
• Using the String Object
• Organizing Code
• Arrays, Collections and Dictionaries
• Working with Arguments
• Regular Expressions
• Object Oriented Programming Concepts
• I/O Handling
• Data Management

Note: Classes do not have fixed location. Prior to each class they examine the geographical location of the enrolled students and then select a venue that will provide most convenient overall access for the students. Classes are held in hotel conference rooms and exact location is determined 2 weeks prior to the course date.