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Python Essentials 1 (Including Exam Voucher)
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R10 900,00
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Introduction
The Python Essentials 1 course is the first in a 2-course series that will prepare you for the PCEP – Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer and PCAP: Certified Associate in Python Programming certification exams.
The main goal of the course is to guide you from a state of complete programming illiteracy to a level of programming knowledge which allows you to design, write, debug, and run programs encoded in the Python language, and to understand the basic concepts of software development technology.
The course will prepare you for jobs and careers connected with widely understood software development, which includes not only creating the code itself as a junior developer, but also computer systems design and software testing.
During the course you will have access to hands-on practice materials, labs, quizzes, assessments, and tests to learn how to utilize the skills and knowledge gained from studying the resources and performing coding tasks, and interact with some real-life programming challenges and situations.
During the course you will have access to hands-on practice materials, labs, quizzes, assessments, and tests to learn how to utilize the skills and knowledge gained from studying the resources and performing coding tasks, and interact with some real-life programming challenges and situations.
Audience profile
The course has been created for anyone and everyone who wants to learn Python and modern programming techniques.
It will particularly appeal to:
- Aspiring programmers and learners interested in learning programming for fun and for job-related tasks. Learners looking to gain fundamental skills and knowledge for an entry-level job
- role as a software developer, data analyst, or tester
- Industry professionals wishing to explore technologies that are connected with Python, or that utilize it as a foundation
- Team leaders, product managers, and project managers who want to understand the terminology and processes in the software development cycle to more effectively manage and communicate with production and development teams
Pre-requisites
None.
Course objectives
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
- The universal concepts of computer programming
- The syntax and semantics of the Python language
- Practical skills in resolving typical implementation challenges
- How to use the most important elements of the Python Standard Library
- How to install your runtime environment
- How to design, develop, test, and debug simple Python programs
Course content
| Session 1: Introduction to Python and computer programming | |
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| Session 2: Data types, variables, basic input-output operations, and basic operators | |
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| Session 3: Boolean values, conditional execution, loops, lists and list processing, logical and bitwise operations | |
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| Session 4: Functions, tuples, dictionaries, exceptions, and data processing | |
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Associated certifications and exam
Python Essentials 1 is aligned with the PCEP – Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer certification and prepare you for the PCEP-30-0x exam. A professional credential that demonstrates the holder’s understanding of the Python language syntax and semantics, as well as their proficiency in using the most essential elements of the language, tools, and resources to design, develop, and refactor simple Python programs. The certification holder knows the syntax of the Python language to a degree that allows them to work with variables, operators, control flow mechanisms, and functions, as well as understands the fundamentals of the Python data type system, exception handling, troubleshooting, debugging, and the runtime environment.
PCEP – Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer certification is an interim step to the PCAP – Certified Associate in Python Programming certification, and the starting point to launch a career in software development, Python programming, and related technologies.
Python Overview
Python is a widely used high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. Its design philosophy emphasizes code readability, and its syntax allows programmers to express concepts in fewer lines of code than possible in languages such as C++ or Java. The language provides constructs intended to enable writing clear programs on both a small and large scale.
Python supports multiple programming paradigms, including object-oriented, imperative and functional programming or procedural styles. It features a dynamic type system and automatic memory management and has a large and comprehensive standard library.
Python interpreters are available for many operating systems, allowing Python code to run on a wide variety of systems.
Torque IT provides our clients with a range of Python specific training and enablement solutions that are suitable for beginner’s right through to advanced programmers.