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Python Training Course

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Duration

4 Days

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Our hands-on Python training course will give you an introduction to the massively popular Python language, and show you how to apply object-oriented programming and scripting techniques for a variety of commercial scenarios.

This course also serves as a solid foundation from which to move into web development, data analytics and scientific programming, game scripting, systems administration - Python is an incredibly versatile language.

In a nutshell Who should attend On-site Course syllabus

By the end of this course, you will have learnt:

Python 3.x language and syntax
Object-Oriented Programming in Python
Writing Idiomatic Python
Command Line Interface and (Ana)conda
Data stores: sql and nosql, text and non-text files
PyCharm and VSCode, plus Jupyter Notebooks
Design patterns, errors/exceptions, 'pythonic’
Data structures and immutability
Measuring and maintaining efficient code
•Best/common practices

Who should attend

Software developers who want to benefit from the ease of use and high-level approach that programming in Python offers.

Prerequisites

Basic Programming experience, in another language such as JavaScript, ActionScript, PHP, C++, Java.

On-site

We would be happy to discuss custom / on-site Python training for any size of team. We can take into account your existing technical skills, project requirements and timeframes, and specific topics of interest to tailor the most relevant and focussed course for you.

This can be particularly useful if you need to learn just the new features and Python programming Best Practices, or need to include extra topics to help with pre-requisite skills. If you would like to dicuss your custom training requirements, please get in touch.

Introduction to Python Programming

Overview of Python Technology
Rundown of support in popular Integrated Development Environments (IDE)s – inc. Eclipse, Netbeans, etc.
Python 3 and how it differs from Python 2.x versions
Python runtimes: CPython, Jython, IronPython and PyPy

Python Programming: Language and Syntax

Data types and dynamic typing
Variables
Operators
Functions and lambdas
Statements and expressions
Lists, tuples and dictionaries
Builtins
Easy I/O

Object-Oriented Programming with Python

Overview of Object-oriented (OO) programming
Objects and classes
Exception handling
Inheritance and the object hierarchy

Polymorphism and advanced OO in Python

Duck typing and multiple inheritance
Understanding __init__ and __new__
Static methods and class methods

Programming Pythonically

Making use of iterators and generators
List comprehensions
Using and creating decorators
Context managers and the “with” statement

GUI Development

Cross-platform GUIs with PyQt (regularly updated to latest version - also, please let us know if you prefer / need to use TKINTER)
Sketching interfaces with QTDesigner
Programming with Qt5 Signals and Slots
PYTHON 3.6.5 NEW FEATURES - OPTIONAL
Overview of new features and fixes of the very latest version of Python (time permitting)

"I really appreciated the deep technical knowledge of instructor, it enabled him to tailor the course to match what we are doing in our projects."

Python Training Course
WC, Developer
Winton Capital

"I have no background in programming but learned a lot of very useful information in the course. The expertise and patience of the instructor was clear."

Python Training Course
TW, Data Scientist
Stat Core

"The content was useful and the course was delivered at a good level of difficulty."

Python Training Course
SH, Developer
Winton Capital

"The tutor was very good. He definitely knows his stuff!"

Python Training Course
Anonymous, Test Analyst
BBC

"The instructor went into great detail of the language (Python) and his amazing understanding of other languages made for great contrasting examples which made it easy to understand."

Python Training Course
Anonymous, Senior Test Analyst
BBC

"We were given plenty of opportunity to write and discuss code during the course which meant we were learning the theory via hands-on practical work. This is definitely my favoured way of learning!"

Python Training Course
CC, Developer
Winton Capital

"The data sets and examples used during the course were useful and relevant."

Python Training Course
DS, Developer
Winton Capital

"Exceptional tutor - well prepared."

Python Training Course
Anonymous, Test Analyst
BBC

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