Python Programming Course Outline

Overview

This repository contains materials for the Python programming course designed by Skunkworks Lab Services. The course is designed to be self-paced, covering fundamental to advanced topics in Python programming. The course structure follows a modular approach, enabling learners to progress through the content at their own pace.

Course Modules

Module	Topics Covered
Introduction to Python	- Why Program? - Hardware Architecture - Python as a Language - Elements of Python - Syntax of python
Variables and Expressions	- Variables, Expressions, and Statements - Intermediate Expressions
Conditional Execution	- Conditional Execution - More Conditional Structures
Functions	- Python Functions - Build your own Functions
Loops and Iterations	- Loops and Iterations - Iterations: Definite Loops - Iterations: Loop Idioms - Iterations: More Patterns
Strings	- Strings in Python - Intermediate Strings
File Handling	- Reading Files - Files as a Sequence
Data Structures	- Python Lists - Working with Lists - Strings and Lists - Python Dictionaries - Dictionaries: Common Applications - Dictionaries and Loops - The Tuples Collection - Comparing and Sorting Tuples
Regular Expressions	- Regular Expressions: Basics - Matching and Extracting Data - Practical Applications
Networking	- Networking with Python - Networking Protocol - Writing a Web Browser - Text Processing - Using urllib in Python - Web Scraping with Python
Web Services	- Web Services: XML - XML Schema - JSON - Service-Oriented Approach - APIs - API Rate Limiting and Security
Object-Oriented Programming	- Objects: A Sample Class - Object Lifecycle - Inheritance
Databases	- Relational Databases and SQLite - Creating a Relational Database - Database Design - Representing Relationships - Join Operations - Many-to-many Relationships
Data Visualization	- Data Visualization: Concepts - Practical Applications

Repository Structure

python/
├── modules/
│   ├── module1/
│   ├── module2/
│   └── ...
├── exercises/
│   ├── module1/
│   ├── module2/
│   └── ...
├── solutions/
│   ├── module1/
│   ├── module2/
│   └── ...
├── resources/
│   ├── readings/
│   ├── tutorials/
│   └── ...
├── projects/
│   ├── project1/
│   ├── project2/
│   └── ...
└── tests/
    ├── module1/
    ├── module2/
    └── ...