Three levels of programming with Python are bundled in one course. Python is an open-source, general-purpose programming language with design philosophy that emphasizes code readability. This course has plenty of hands-on examples to illustrate how programming works. Learn types, operators, variables, IF statements, tuples, lists, dictionaries, functions and modules, files and exceptions, software objects and the object-oriented environment, relational database integration, networking and web programming. 

• Basic Programming Essentials or equivalent knowledge  
• Working knowledge of computers and familiarity with running Microsoft Windows 

Python: Level 1 

Session 1 

• Computers, programming & Python 
• Types, variables, assignments and Simple I/O 

Session 1 Assignments 

• Read chapter 1 
• Start chapter 2 

Session 2 

• Types, variables, assignments and Simple I/O 

Session 2 Assignments 

• Finish chapter 2 

Session 3 

• Operators, expressions and If Statements 
• String methods, sequences and loops 

Session 3 Assignments 

• Read chapter 3 
• Start chapter 4 

Session 4 

• Tuples, lists and dictionaries 

Session 4 Assignments 

• Finish chapter 4 
• Read chapter 5 

Python: Level 2 

Session 1 

• Custom Functions 

Session 1 Assignments 

• Read chapter 6 

Session 2 

• Files and exceptions 

Session 2 Assignments 

• Read chapter 7 

Session 3 

• Software Objects 

Session 3 Assignments 

• Read chapter 8 

Session 4 

• Object-oriented environment 

Session 4 Assignments 

• Read chapter 9 

Python: Level 3 

Session 1 

• Object-oriented programming review 
• Inheritance 
• Object communication 

Session 1 Assignments 

The following will be completed in this session: 

• Class definitions, modules and client code 
• Inheriting from existing class definitions 
• Applications with multiple object types and object communication 

Session 2 

• Graphical user interface applications 
• Using Python widgets: buttons, text entries, check buttons and radio buttons 

Session 2 Assignments 

• The following will be completed in this session:
• Read Chapter 10 
• Create a graphical window application 
• Binding event handlers to command buttons 
• User input with text and entry widgets 
• User input with radio buttons and check buttons 

Session 3 

• Network programming with sockets 
• Servers and clients 
• File transfer 

Session 3 Assignments 

The following will be completed in this session: 

• Create a network server and network client 
• Create a file server and network client 

Session 4  

• Command line arguments 
• Code interop 
• Graphics, sound and animation 

Session 4 Assignments 

The following will be completed in this session: 

• Read chapter 11 
• Using input arguments 
• Calling Python code from a C# application 
• Graphics 

Session 5 

• Graphics, sound and animation (cont’d) 
• Database programming 

Session 5 Assignments 

The following will be completed in this session: 

• Read chapter 12 
• Adding animation and sound; keyboard input 
• Create a database client application