Pradeep Gowda

Pradeep Gowda offers on-site training classes in Python programming language. The course consists of one-on-one training sessions which combine lecture and on-hands practice. This approach gives the students to assimilate and understand the material. Pradeep’s proven training methods help the students gain confidence required to use Python in a productive, real-life scenario.

The course is designed keeping in mind the requirements of students new to programming (such as fresh graduates) as well as professional programmers who might be proficient in other programming languages (like C, C++ and Java).

Course overview

Day One	Day Two
Introduction to Python What is Python Python best use cases The features list Python in the “Real World” Using the Interpreter How to run Python programs Configuration details Module files: a first look The IDLE interface Other Python IDEs Types and operators Numbers, Strings, Lists Dictionaries, Tuples Files Statements Assignment Expressions Print,If selections Python syntax rules Truth tests While loops Break, continue, pass, and the loop else For loops Range and counter loops Basic coding gotchas Functions Function basics Scope rules in functions More on “global” More on “return” More on argument passing Special argument matching modes Functions are objects: indirect calls Function gotchas Modules Module basics Module files are a namespace Reloading modules Module design concepts	Discussion of Assignment Solution to the assignment given at the end of day one and discussion Classes Class Basics Using the class statement Using class methods Customization via inheritance Specializing inherited methods Operator overloading in classes OOP: inheritance and composition Exceptions Exception basics First examples Exception idioms Exception catching modes Matching variations Exception gotchas On-hands session Built-in tools overview The debugger and profiler Timing Python programs Packaging programs for delivery System interfaces System modules overview Arguments, streams, shell variables File tools Directory tools Text processing String objects: review Splitting and joining strings Python testing framework Test driven development Doctests Unittests Introduction to Jython What is Jython Running Jython Using Jython with Java libraries Question and Answer session Answer questions and provide tips to the participants to solve their day-to-day programming tasks using Python.

Day One

Day Two

Introduction to Python

What is Python

Python best use cases

The features list

Python in the “Real World”

Using the Interpreter

How to run Python programs

Configuration details

Module files: a first look

The IDLE interface

Other Python IDEs

Types and operators

Numbers, Strings, Lists

Dictionaries, Tuples

Files

Statements

Assignment Expressions

Print,If selections

Python syntax rules

Truth tests

While loops

Break, continue, pass, and the loop else

For loops

Range and counter loops

Basic coding gotchas

Functions

Function basics

Scope rules in functions

More on “global”

More on “return”

More on argument passing

Special argument matching modes

Functions are objects: indirect calls

Function gotchas

Modules

Module basics
Module files are a namespace
Reloading modules
Module design concepts

Discussion of Assignment

Solution to the assignment given at the end of day one and discussion

Classes

Class Basics
Using the class statement
Using class methods
Customization via inheritance
Specializing inherited methods
Operator overloading in classes
OOP: inheritance and composition

Exceptions

Exception basics
First examples
Exception idioms
Exception catching modes
Matching variations
Exception gotchas
On-hands session

Built-in tools overview

The debugger and profiler
Timing Python programs
Packaging programs for delivery

System interfaces

System modules overview
Arguments, streams, shell variables
File tools
Directory tools

Text processing

String objects: review
Splitting and joining strings

Python testing framework

Test driven development
Doctests
Unittests

Introduction to Jython

What is Jython
Running Jython
Using Jython with Java libraries

Question and Answer session

Answer questions and provide tips to the participants to solve their day-to-day programming tasks using Python.

Learning Resources

Free full length books online:

Think like a Python Programmer – Introductory text on Python programming. Highly recommended for first time programmers.

How to Think Like a Computer Scientist – Learning with Python – Introduction to computer science fundamentals using Python.

Dive into python – An excellent book to sharpen your python skills.

Also see my articles and notes on python

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