We've learned the ins and outs of Python. We're comfortable making all sorts of data types, writing functions, and creating classes. But now we need to look at how our Python code should be formatted so it matches the standard. We'll also look at how to get our code to give us help() and how we can use logging and pdb to help us keep track of what's going on inside the code.
Dates and times are something every programmer eventually has to deal with. Python's implementation is fairly simple and simplifies these often tricky subjects.
Flask is one of the easiest ways to bring your Python skills online. It's a great microframework used by thousands of people to create prototypes and small web apps.
Regular expressions are one of the tools that every programmer needs, but is often scared of. In this course, we'll explore the re module that Python provides and learn to write regular expressions for many different situations.
When you want to store data from a program, you have two general choices: files or databases. In this course, we're going to explore using a database from within Python by using the excellent ORM Peewee. We'll build a command line diary application that stores our thoughts and notes in a SQLite database, lets us review and delete them, and even has a search feature!
It's time to dig in and build something big. In this course, we're going to take the tools we've learned, Flask, Peewee, and Python itself, and build a small social network. We'll have user registration, user authentication, strongly hashed passwords, form validation, and more.
Every project can benefit from testing and Python's testing library is solid, strong, and easy to learn and use. In this course, we'll learn about doctests, Python's unittest library, and the super-handy third-party package coverage.py. Come along and learn to assert yourself!
When it comes to Python web frameworks, the elephant (pony?) in the room is Django. Let's explore this framework and build the prototype of an e-learning site. We'll look into Django's admin, ORM, migrations, and template system. In the end, you'll have a project you can use to explore even more of the Django world.
Functional programming is a great addition to any programmer's toolset. FP allows you to quickly filter lists, modify values, find answers, and other repetitious tasks with less code than other approaches.
If you're new to Python, or programming, this is the place to start! In this course, we'll take a look at some of the most common and important bits of the language, how to use and put them together. Finally, we'll build a few small scripts and games using all of the stuff we've learned!
