This course introduces the Python language to students that have some prior experience in programming but want to gain a specific expertise in Python. This course will cover the critical language components such as Python types, control flow, looping constructs, working with Python collections, functions, file I/O and modules. Some more advanced topics include regular expressions, comprehensions, and object-oriented Python.
Learning Objectives
This course prepares students to:
- Create and execute Python programs from a Linux command-line shell
- Use correct Python syntax in Python programs
- Gain a working knowledge of fundamental Python programming constructs such as variables, conditional logic, control flow, loops, functions, and built-in data types such as Python lists and dictionaries
- Write a user-defined Python function
- Use the io module in Python to read and write disk files
- Use Python list comprehensions and Python generators
- Work with popular, common data formats: JSON, CSV
- Apply Python strings, lists, dictionaries and other constructs to solve problems using Python programming
- Use pip to install Python modules
- Gain working knowledge of various Python modules including csv, json, requests, pandas.
Framework Connections
The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):