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Delve into intermediate and advanced Python: explore key modules, understand Unicode, generators, iterators, master web tasks and effective code testing for enhanced programming skills.

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This course will help you take the next level in your programming journey. It will demonstrate the ways you can use Python in your day-to-day work. We will cover intermediate and some advanced-level material in this course. Python 201 is split into four parts; Part one covers intermediate modules. Part two covers topics such as Unicode, generators, and iterators. Part three covers web-related tasks with Python. Part four covers testing code.

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149 Lessons3 Projects25 Quizzes

Introduction

1 Lessons

Get familiar with Python's advanced concepts, applications, modules, and web scraping techniques.

About This Course

An Intro to Argument Parsing Using argparse

3 Lessons

Look at using argparse for processing command-line arguments, adding arguments, and handling conflicting options.

How To Process Command Line Arguments?

Adding Arguments

Options That Conflict

The Collections Module

7 Lessons

Examine the specialized container datatypes in Python’s collections module for enhanced functionality.

Collections Module in Python

Modules in Python: Counter

Modules in Python: defaultdict

Modules in Python: deque

Modules in Python: namedtuple

Modules in Python: OrderedDict

Quiz Yourself on Collections Module

Context Managers

4 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of context managers, contextlib, ExitStack, and reentrant context managers in Python.

Context Manager and Contextlib in Python

Contextlib and Its Classes

ExitStack and Reentrant Context Managers

Quiz Yourself on Context Managers

The Functools Module

5 Lessons

Dig deeper into Python's functools module for enhanced function manipulation and efficiency.

Introduction to functools

Functools: functool.partial

Functools: functools.singledispatch

Functools: functools.wraps

Quiz Yourself on Functools Module

All About Imports

6 Lessons

Tackle advanced import techniques to improve code organization and efficiency in Python.

Introduction To Imports

Using "from module import something"

Relative Imports

Optional and Local Imports

Import Pitfalls

Quiz Yourself on Python Imports

The importlib Module

6 Lessons

Master the steps to use the importlib module for dynamic imports and custom loaders.

importlib Package

Dynamic Imports

Module Import Checking

Import From Source File

Import from github.com

Quiz Yourself on importlib Module

Iterators and Generators

4 Lessons

Learn how to use iterators and generators in Python for efficient data processing.

Introduction to Iterators

Creating Our Own Iterators

Generators

Quiz Yourself on Iterators and Generators

The Itertools Module

7 Lessons

Get started with Python's itertools module to enhance iterators and data manipulation.

Iterators

Iterators That Terminate

compress(), dropwhile() and filterfalse()

groupby(), islice() and starmap()

takewhile(), tee() and zip_longest()

The Combinatoric Generators

Quiz Yourself on the Iterators Module

10.

Regular Expressions

8 Lessons

Go hands-on with advanced regex concepts, from matching characters to compilation techniques.

Introduction to Regular expressions

The Matching Characters

Pattern Matching Using Search and Escape Codes

Compiling the Expressions

Compilation Flags

Finding Multiple Instances

Backslashes Are Complicated

Quiz Yourself on Regular Expressions

Mini Project: Password Checker

Project

11.

The Typing Module

2 Lessons

Break down complex ideas on Python's typing module and type hints.

Introduction to Typing Module

Type Hints and Overloaded Functions

12.

Python Built-ins

5 Lessons

Deepen your knowledge of Python built-ins for efficient and secure coding.

Introduction to Built-ins

Functions of enumerate and eval

Functions of filter and map

How zip Can Be Useful?

Quiz Yourself on Python Built-ins

13.

Unicode

2 Lessons

See how it works: Unicode enhances string handling in Python 3 resolving encoding complexities.

Introduction to Unicode

Encoding / Decoding

14.

Benchmarking

7 Lessons

Build on benchmarking techniques using `timeit`, profiling, memory_profiler, and profilehooks for performance analysis.

Introduction to Benchmarking

Use a decorator

Introduction To profilers

Use a line_profiler

How memory_profiler Can Be Used?

Functions of profilehooks

Quiz Yourself on Benchmarking

15.

Encryption and Cryptography

5 Lessons

Step through Python's hashing, key derivation, and cryptographic operations with libraries like PyCryptodome.

Introduction to Encryption and Cryptography

Key Derivation

PyCrypto

The Cryptography Package

Quiz Yourself on Encryption and Cryptography

16.

Databases

7 Lessons

Walk through advanced database interactions in Python using SQL, ODBC, MySQL, PostgreSQL, ORMs, and MongoDB.

Introduction to Databases in Python

pyodbc and pypyodbc

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Object Relational Mappers

NoSQL and MongoDB

Quiz Yourself on Databases

Mini Project: Encryption, Decryption, and Database

Project

17.

The Super Built-in

4 Lessons

Examine the super built-in function, class inheritance improvements, and Method Resolution Order (MRO).

Introduction to Super Built-in

Python 2 vs. Python 3

Method Resolution Order (MRO)

Quiz Yourself on Super Built-in

18.

Descriptors

2 Lessons

Break down the steps to manage and customize attribute access using descriptors.

Descriptors in Python and its Protocol

Descriptor Examples

19.

Scope

5 Lessons

Deepen your knowledge of Python scope, including local, global, and nonlocal variables.

Quiz Yourself on Scope in Python

20.

Web Scraping

5 Lessons

Simplify complex topics of web scraping, data extraction, BeautifulSoup usage, and Scrapy framework.

Introduction to Web Scraping

Preparing to Scrape

BeautifulSoup

Scrapy

Quiz Yourself on Web Scraping

21.

Web APIs

5 Lessons

Master the steps to interacting with Twitter, Reddit, Wikipedia, and other APIs using Python.

22.

Working with FTP

2 Lessons

Learn how to use Python's ftplib for FTP file transfers, secure connections, and managing directories.

Introduction to FTP and ftplib

Downloading and Uploading a File via FTP

23.

The urllib Module

5 Lessons

Look at Python's urllib module for URL handling, fetching, parsing, and accessing URL permissions.

urllib module in Python

urllib.request

urllib.parse

urllib.robotparser

Quiz Yourself on urllib Module

24.

The doctest Module

5 Lessons

Examine the doctest module's use for validating code with docstring examples and option flags.

Introduction to doctest Module

Working of doctest Module

Check Your Test With a Text File

Option Flags and Directives

Quiz Yourself on doctest Module

25.

The unittest Module

8 Lessons

Break down complex ideas of Python's unittest module for effective, automated testing.

unittest Module in Python

A Simple Example of unittest Module

Command-Line Interface

Creating a More Complex Test

Creating Test Suites

How to Skip Tests

Integrating with doctest

Quiz Yourself on unittest Module

26.

The mock Module

5 Lessons

Solve problems in using Python's mock module to simulate interactions and prevent side effects.

mock module in Python

Simple Examples of mock Module

Side Effects of mock Module

Autospeccing and Patch

Quiz Yourself on mock Module

27.

An Intro to coverage.py

2 Lessons

Investigate measuring test coverage and generating reports with coverage.py tool.

Functions of coverage.py

Additional Information

28.

The asyncio Module

7 Lessons

Master the steps to leveraging asyncio for asynchronous programming, using coroutines, async/await, and task scheduling.

Introduction to asyncio Module

async and await

A Bad Coroutine Example

A Better Coroutine Example

Scheduling Calls

Functions of tasks in the asyncio Module

Quiz Yourself on asyncio Module

29.

The Threading Module

6 Lessons

Learn how to use Python's threading module for multitasking, synchronization, and thread communication.

Introduction to Threading Module

Locks and Synchronization

Timers

Other Thread Components

Thread Communication

Quiz Yourself on Threading Module

30.

The Multiprocessing Module

5 Lessons

Get started with Python's multiprocessing for parallel execution, process control, and communication.

Multiprocessing in Python

Locks and Logging

The Pool Class

Process Communication

Quiz Yourself on Multiprocessing Module

31.

The concurrent.futures Module

3 Lessons

Work your way through using Python’s concurrent.futures for asynchronous execution and avoid deadlocks.

concurrent.futures module

Creating a Pool

Deadlocks

Mini Project: Wikipedia and Coroutine

Project

32.

Wrapping Up

1 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of advanced Python concepts and solidify your learning.

Final Remarks

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

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Michael Driscoll

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