Python Introduction Training

Ideal for web designers who who wish to expand their knowledge to create interactive web apps and websites, this course will prepare delegates with the knowledge foundations they will need to create interactive and data driven websites and web systems.

Course Outline
Introduction

• What are dynamic languages like Python?
• Why use a dynamic language?
• How Python works in your website
• How to use Python in a website
• "Hello World!" with Python

Syntax

• Keywords
• The Semicolon
• White Space
• Comments

Data Types

• The purpose of data types
• The different data types; Variables, Strings and Arrays
• Conventions for naming data types

All About Variables

• Variables in action - a simple example
• Outputting a variable
• Manipulating variables
• Dynamic variables
• Variable considerations

Strings

• Strings in action
• Creating strings
• When to use strings
• Manipulating strings

Arrays

• Numeric arrays
• Associative arrays
• Using arrays for real purposes

Operators

• The purpose of operators
• Types of operators
• Defining conditions
• Calculations and operators
• Comparing values
• Incrementing and decrementing

Conditions

• An explanation of conditions
• Using if, else and elseif
• Switch explained

Server Side Includes

• When to use them
• How to use them

Interacting With HTML Forms

• An explanation of HTML forms to send data
• Detecting posted data
• Detecting querystring data (get)

Using Files

• An explanation of when to use files
• Writing files
• Reading files
• Reading from a web page

Using Databases

• An explanation of using databases with Python
• Introduction to SQL
• Connecting to a database
• Retrieving data from a database
• Inserting data to a database
• Database conditions
• Using Python to parse returned data

Web Applications Workshop

• A review of different types of web applications that can be created with Python
• The requirements of different types of web applications
• Introduction to planning a web application
• Create a simple web application