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Welcome to the Introduction to Python course.

In this four-day Python training course, students learn to program in Python. The course is aimed at students new to the language who may or may not have experience with other programming languages. This Python course is taught using Python 3; however, differences between Python 2 and Python 3 are noted.

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Features & Benefits

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	<li> This is an authorised Microsoft Official Course (MOC). </li>
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	<li>Learners will gain confidence to take role-based courses and certifications.</li>
	<li>An additional fee is payable for exam vouchers.</li>
	<li>Take full advantage of our new Hybrid Learning by attending on campus or virtually. Have all your classes ready to be downloaded and watched, anytime, anywhere. <a href="http://learnfast.co.za/pgs-153-hybrid-learning.html">(Read More) </a></li>
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	<li>Attendees will learn practical skills which can be applied in the work environment. </li>
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	<div>Learners to arrive at the training venue from 08:00 in preparation for 08:30 starting time </div>
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CourseOutline

<div>Module 1: Python Basics </div>

<div>This module explains how to get started using Python. </div>

<ul>
	<li>Getting Familiar with the Terminal</li>
	<li>Running Python </li>
	<li>Running a Python File </li>
	<li>Literals </li>
	<li>Variables </li>
	<li>Constants and Deleting Variables </li>
	<li>Writing a Python Module </li>
	<li>print() Function </li>
	<li>Collecting User Input </li>
	<li>Reading from and Writing to Files</li>
</ul>

<hr />
<div>Module 2: Functions and Modules</div>

<div>You have seen some of Python’s built-in functions. In this lesson, you will learn to write your own. </div>

<ul>
	<li>Defining Functions </li>
	<li>Variable Scope </li>
	<li>Global Variables </li>
	<li>Function Parameters </li>
	<li>Returning Values </li>
	<li>Returning Values </li>
	<li>Importing Modules </li>
	<li>Methods vs. Functions</li>
</ul>

<hr />
<div>Module 3: Math</div>

<div>Python includes some built-in math functions and some additional built-in libraries that provide extended math (and related) functionality. In this lesson, we’ll cover the built-in functions and the math and random libraries. </div>

<ul>
	<li>Arithmetic Operators </li>
	<li>Assignment Operators </li>
	<li>Precedence of Operations </li>
	<li>Built-in Math Functions </li>
	<li>The math Module </li>
	<li>The random Module</li>
</ul>

<hr />
<div>Module 4: Python Strings</div>

<div>This module explains how to work with Python Strings. </div>

<ul>
	<li>Quotation Marks and Special Characters </li>
	<li>String Indexing · Slicing Strings </li>
	<li>Concatenation and Repetition </li>
	<li>Combining Concatenation and Repetition </li>
	<li>Python Strings are Immutable </li>
	<li>Common String Methods </li>
	<li>String Formatting </li>
	<li>Formatted String Literals (f-strings) (introduced in Python 3.6) </li>
	<li>Built-in String Functions</li>
</ul>

<hr />
<div>Module 5: Iterables: Sequences, Dictionaries, and Sets </div>

<div>Iterables are objects that can return their members one at a time. The iterables we will cover in this lesson are lists, tuples, ranges, dictionaries, and sets. </div>

<ul>
	<li>Definitions · Sequences </li>
	<li>Lists </li>
	<li>Sequences and Random </li>
	<li>Tuples </li>
	<li>Ranges </li>
	<li>Converting Sequences to Lists </li>
	<li>Indexing </li>
	<li>Slicing </li>
	<li>min(), max(), and sum() </li>
	<li>Converting between Sequences and Strings </li>
	<li>Unpacking Sequences </li>
	<li>Dictionaries </li>
	<li>The len() Function </li>
	<li>Sets </li>
	<li>*args and **kwargs</li>
</ul>

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<div>Module 6: Virtual Environments</div>

<div>A virtual environment provides a self-contained directory tree with its own Python installation and additional packages necessary for the project(s) being done in that environment. As such, scripts can be run in a virtual environment that have dependencies that are different from those in other development projects that may be running in the standard environment or in separate virtual. </div>

<ul>
	<li>Packages with pip</li>
</ul>

<hr />
<div>Module 7: Flow Control</div>

<div>This module explains how to change the flow by using conditional statements and loops. </div>

<ul>
	<li>Conditional Statements </li>
	<li>Compound Conditions </li>
	<li>The is and is not Operators </li>
	<li>all() and any() and the Ternary Operator </li>
	<li>In Between </li>
	<li>Loops in Python </li>
	<li>break and continue </li>
	<li>Looping through Lines in a File </li>
	<li>The else Clause in Loops </li>
	<li>The enumerate() Function </li>
	<li>Generators </li>
	<li>List Comprehensions</li>
</ul>

<hr />
<div>Module 8: Exception Handling </div>

<div>This module explains how to anticipate and handle exceptions gracefully. </div>

<ul>
	<li>Exception Basics </li>
	<li>Generic Exceptions </li>
	<li>The else and finally Clauses </li>
	<li>Using Exceptions for Flow Control </li>
	<li>Raising Your Own Exceptions</li>
</ul>

<hr />
<div>Module 9: Python Dates and Times</div>

<ul>
	<li>Understanding Time </li>
	<li>The time Module </li>
	<li>Time Structures </li>
	<li>Times as Strings </li>
	<li>Time and Formatted Strings </li>
	<li>Pausing Execution with time.sleep() </li>
	<li>The datetime Module </li>
	<li>datetime.datetime Objects </li>
	<li>datetime.timedelta Objects</li>
</ul>

<hr />
<div>Module 10: File Processing</div>

<div>This module explains how to process files. </div>

<ul>
	<li>Opening Files </li>
	<li>Writing to Files </li>
	<li>The os Module </li>
	<li>os.walk() </li>
	<li>The os.path Module </li>
	<li>A Better Way to Open Files</li>
</ul>

<hr />
<div>Module 11: PEP8 and Pylint</div>

<ul>
	<li>PEP8 </li>
	<li>Pylint</li>
</ul>

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Upon completion of this course, learners will have acquired these skills

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	<li>Understand how Python works and Python's place in the world of programming languages.</li>
	<li>Work with Python literals and comments.</li>
	<li>Work with variables and Python data types.</li>
	<li>Work with simple modules.</li>
	<li>Output data with print().</li>
	<li>Collect user input.</li>
	<li>Define and call functions.</li>
	<li>Work with parameters and arguments.</li>
	<li>Use variable scope.</li>
	<li>Create and import modules.</li>
	<li>Use math in Python.</li>
	<li>Work with the math and random modules.</li>
	<li>Work with string basics.</li>
	<li>Work with special characters.</li>
	<li>Work with multi-line strings.</li>
	<li>Index and slice strings.</li>
	<li>Work with common string operators and methods.</li>
	<li>Format strings.</li>
	<li>Use built-in string functions.</li>
	<li>Work with lists, tuples, ranges, dictionaries, and sets.</li>
	<li>Work with the *args and **kwargs parameters.</li>
	<li>Work with virtual environments.</li>
	<li>Install packages with pip.</li>
	<li>Work with conditions and loops.</li>
	<li>Work with generator functions.</li>
	<li>Work with list comprehensions.</li>
	<li>Work with exception handling.</li>
	<li>Work with the time and datetime modules.</li>
	<li>Work with files and directories.</li>
	<li>Work with the os and os.path modules.</li>
	<li>Work with PEP8 and Pylint.</li>
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