Python Basics Course Evenings

This course covers the Python Basics, for delegates without prior programming experience.

Python is a language with a simple syntax and a powerful set of libraries. While it is easy for beginner programmers to learn, Python is widely used in many scientific areas for data exploration.

It is run in the evenings after work, so you do not have to take time off from work

6 lessons, the first of which shows as the booking date.

1 lesson of 2 hours per week for 6 weeks, 6pm- 8pm

This Python Beginners London course is offered via virtual classroom as a Python Online course.

This Python Programming Evening course is hands-on, practical, fast-paced and Fun!

Python Basics Course Description

We offer the course in practical style, with many Python coding examples and problems drawn from diverse areas such as text processing, price calculations and password verification.

Lesson 1:

Data Types, Variables, and Arrays:

Primitive types; Characters & Strings; Boolean; Working with variables and its scope; Type conversion and casting.

Operators and Expressions: Introduction of operators; Arithmetic operators; Relational operators; Assignment operator; Logical operators; Increment and decrement operators; More in operators.

Decision Making: If statement; If - else statement; If- elif - else statement; Nested if - else;

Using Loops:

The while, while-else; do-while and the for loop; Enhanced for loop; Jump statements: break, continue; Nesting loops.Lists. Tuples.

Lesson 2:

Dictionary. Nested dictionary.

Exception Handling:Fundamentals of exception handling; Exception types; Using try and except.Files, streams: Create, Open, Traverse and Read Files: Csv, txt and Json Files.Database:Connect to a database, create Database, drop a database, create a table, alter tables, drop a table, insert, delete, update records, query a database and display results.

Lesson 3 and 4 :

Built-in and Custom Functions

• Using Built-in modules and functions.
• Creating and using Functions.
• Returning value from a Function; Function parameters;
• Introduction to Classes and Objects:
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles.
• Creating a Class;
• Creating a Module in class;
• Creating an Object; Using an Object and it's modules; Adding Instance variables; Controlling accessibility; Class Constructors; Parameterized Constructors; Inheritance. Override.

Lesson 5:

• Numpy introductions. Data manipulation with Pandas Data Frames.

Lesson 6:

• API: Connecting to API’s
• Math Functions. Random Functions.
• Date Functions.
• String Functions.
• Regex and Pattern Matching.

Virtual Classroom Requirements:

This is an online event. You need an internet connection with audio. Download anaconda.com and test Spyder.

How does it work:

• Instructor-led
• Fully interactive, with screen-sharing
• Clear explanations with demonstrations and examples
• Practical exercises to be tried out by delegate
• Ask your questions and get the solutions straight away.
• Just as good as a classroom session.

What to do:

• When you make the booking, it will give you the connection instructions.

Included:

• PCWorkshops Python 3-hours Basics Certificate
• Course notes, exercises and code examples