Python
Python Programming Training Outline
An Overview of Python
- What is Python?
- Interpreted languages
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Downloading and installing
- Which version of Python
- Where to find documentation
- Structure of a Python script
- Using the interpreter interactively
- Running standalone scripts under Unix and Windows
The python environment
- Using variables
- String types: normal, raw and Unicode
- String operators and expressions
- Math operators and expressions
- Writing to the screen
- Command line parameters
- Reading from the keyboard
Getting Started
- About flow control
- Indenting is significant
- The if and elif statements
- while loops
- Using lists
- Using the for statement
- The range() function
Flow Control
- list operations
- list methods
- Strings are special kinds of lists
- tuples
- sets
- Dictionaries
Array types
- Text file I/O overview
- Opening a text file
- Reading text files
- Raw (binary) data
- Using the pickle module
- Writing to a text file
Working with Files
- Dictionary overview
- Creating dictionaries
- Dictionary functions
- Fetching keys or values
- Testing for existence of elements
- Deleting elements
Dictionaries and Sets
- Syntax of function definition
- Formal parameters
- Global versus local variables
- Passing parameters and returning values
Functions
- The sorted() function
- Alternate keys
- Multiple keys
- Lambda functions
Sorting
- Dealing with syntax errors
- Exceptions
- Handling exceptions with try/except
- Cleaning up with finally
Errors and Exception Handling
- What is a module?
- The import statement
- Function aliases
- Packages
Modules and Packages
- RE Objects
- Pattern matching
- Parsing data
- Subexpressions
- Complex substitutions
- RE tips and tricks
Regular Expressions
- Working with the operating system
- Grabbing web pages
- Sending email
- Using glob for filename wildcards
- math and random
- Accessing dates and times with datetime
- Working with compressed files
Highlights of the Standard Library
- About o-o programming
- Defining classes
- Constructors
- Instance methods
- Instance data
- Class methods and data
- Destructors
An Introduction to Python Classes