Course 55264-A: Introduction to Programming Using Python

This five-day instructor-led course is intended for students who want to learn how to write Python code that logically solves a given problem. Candidates will learn how to write, debug, maintain and document Python code.The material will prepare students for the Microsoft certification exam 98-381.

Audience profile

This course is intended for new and experienced programmers that want to learn how to write and troubleshoot Python code. This is the Microsoft recommended course for preparing for the 98-381 test. Previous programming experience is not required but recommended.

Skills gained

• Create Operations using Data Types and Operators

• Create Control Flow Operations

• Create Input and Output Operations

• Write and Document code to solve a specified problem

• Troubleshoot Problems and Write Error Handling Operations

• Perform Operations Using Modules and Tools

Topics included in this course are:

• Language components
• Working with a professional IDE
• Control flow constructs
• Strings
• I/O
• Collections
• Classes
• Modules
• Regular expressions

This course is intended for anyone who needs to learn how to write programs in Python or desires exposure to Python as their first programming language.

Prerequisites

It is suggested that student interested in this course have:

• Previous experience with at least 1 programming or scripting language (I.E. C, C++, Java, Etc.)
• Have previously taken Python Programming Basics for Non-Programmers