Programming with Python Stack: Levels 1-3   

Gain a hands-on introduction to how programming with Python works.

Competencies:

Python: Level 1

• Program using Python
• Build simple script-based applications
• Create expressions, variables, and programming constructs
• Program with collections of data using arrays and looping constructs
• Create branching logic structures with conditional statements
• Store data using File I/O

Python: Level 2

• Use Functions
• Read and write to files
• Binary storage
• Error handling
• Object-oriented programming
• Create objects in client code

Python: Level 3

• Use a relational database to store data
• Use sockets for network communication and file transfer
• Create GUI (Windows) applications
• Parse XML data
• Incorporate sound, graphics and animation
• Use Python to interop with C# programs

Three levels of programming with Python are bundled in one course. Python is an open-source, general-purpose programming language with design philosophy that emphasizes code readability. This course has plenty of hands-on examples to illustrate how programming works. Learn types, operators, variables, IF statements, tuples, lists, dictionaries, functions and modules, files and exceptions, software objects and the object- oriented environment, relational database integration, networking and web programming.

Prerequisites:

• Basic Programming Essentials or equivalent knowledge  
• Working knowledge of computers and familiarity with running Microsoft Windows