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Python Programming Level 2: Advanced Programming Techniques Course

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4/3-4/4
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04/03/2025Thursday 10:00-4:45 EDT
  9:00-3:45 CDT
  8:00-2:45 MDT
  7:00-1:45 PDT
04/04/2025Friday 10:00-4:45 EDT
  9:00-3:45 CDT
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  7:00-1:45 PDT

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5/1-5/2
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05/01/2025Thursday 10:00-4:45 EDT
  9:00-3:45 CDT
  8:00-2:45 MDT
  7:00-1:45 PDT
05/02/2025Friday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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  7:00-1:45 PDT

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6/26-6/27
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06/26/2025Thursday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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  8:00-2:45 MDT
  7:00-1:45 PDT
06/27/2025Friday 10:00-4:45 EDT
  9:00-3:45 CDT
  8:00-2:45 MDT
  7:00-1:45 PDT
 
7/24-7/25
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07/24/2025Thursday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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07/25/2025Friday 10:00-4:45 EDT
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Python Programming Level 2: Advanced Programming Techniques Course

 

Overview

In this Python training course, students already familiar with Python programming will learn advanced Python techniques.

Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following is required for this Python class:
Basic Python programming experience. In particular, you should be very comfortable with:
• Working with strings.
• Working with lists, tuples and dictionaries.
• Loops and conditionals.
• Writing your own functions.

Experience in the following would be useful for this Python class:
Some exposure to HTML, XML, JSON, and SQL.

COURSE OUTLINE

Classes and Objects

  • Defining Classes
  • The __init__ method
  • Keyword Arguments

Methods

  • Instance Methods
  • Adding Arguments to Instance Methods
  • The __str__ method
  • Static Methods
  • Class Methods
  • Properties
  • The Property Decorator
  • The Setter Method
  • Validation via the Setter Method

Inheritance

  • The DRY Principle Revisited
  • Single Inheritance
  • Sub-Classing Classes from Python Packages
  • Overriding Methods
  • Calling the Parent Method with super()
  • Multiple Inheritance
  • Method Resolution Order

The Importance of the Standard Library

  • High-Level Modules
  • Lower-Level Modules
  • Knowing How to Navigate in the Standard Library
  • Dates and Times
  • datetime Objects

Interacting with the OS

  • OS Information
  • Using pathlib
  • Listing All Hidden Files in Your Home Directory
  • Using the subprocess Module

Collections

  • Counters
  • defaultdict
  • ChainMap

Becoming Pythonic

  • Using List Comprehensions
  • Set and Dictionary Comprehensions
  • Comprehensions and Multiple Lists
  • Default Dictionary
  • Iterators
  • Itertools
  • One, and Back Again
  • Generators
  • Regular Expressions

Software Development

  • Debugging
  • Automated Testing
  • Test Categorization
  • Test Coverage
  • Writing Tests in Python with Unit Testing
  • Writing a Test with pytest

 

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Attend hands-on, instructor-led Python Programming Level 2: Advanced Programming Techniques training classes at ONLC's nationwide locations. Not near one of our locations? Attend these same live classes from your home/office PC via our Remote Classroom Instruction (RCI) technology.

For additional training options, check out our list of Python Courses and select the one that's right for you.

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