OPS435 Python Weekly Schedule 2020 Winter

OPS435 Weekly Task Update

week	Topics	Reading/Reference	Tasks/Labs
1: Jan 6-10	Course Overview Introduction Why Python? Natural languate & formal language Python components: keywords symbols modules objects Python Shell builtin modules builtin functions: help() dir() type() keyword: import	Think Python: Chapter 1 What is a program? Input, process (sequence, looping, repetition), output complier, interpreter Debugging Automate with Python: Chapter 1 & 2 Python Basics Flow Control	Lab 0: Introduction to git and github Lab 1: Setup & Using Python
2:Jan 13-17	Python Basics: Objects Methods and properties Operators expressions statements	Think Python: Chapter 2 Variable, expressions and statements Script mode and interactive mode Python math operators and order of operations String operation '+' and '*' Automate with Python: Chapter 3 & 4 Functions Lists	Lab 2: Understanding Python Code
3:Jan 20-24	Reusing Python Code: Functions keyword: def function parameters return value keyword: None	Think Python: Chapter 3 Functions Function calls Adding new functionse Definitions and usess Flow of execution Parameters and arguments Variables and parameters Fruitful functions and void functions Automate with Python: Chapter 5 & 6 Dictionaries and structuring data Manipulating Strings	Lab 3: Reusing Python Code
4:Jan 27-31	Basic Data Structures and String Manipulation: Integers Strings Tuples Lists Dictionaries Sets	Think Python: Chapter 5 Conditionals and recursion Boolean expression Logical operators Conditional execution Alternative execution Chained conditionals Nested conditionals Recursion Infinite recursion Keyboard Input Automate with Python: Chapter 7 & 8 Regular Expressions Reading and Writing Files	Lab 4: Basic Data Structure & String Manipulation
5:Feb 3-7	Files, Exceptions: File Handling Error Handling Builtin error types	Think Python: Chapter 14 - Files Reading and writing Format operator Filenames and paths Catching exception Databasess Picking Pipes Writing modules Automate with Python: Chapter 9 & 10 Organizing Files Debugging	Lab 5: Files & Error Handling
6:Feb 10-14	Review and Catch up		Assignment 1
7:Feb 17-21	Mid-Term Test This week. Topics: Lab 1 to Lab 5 and All topics covered from week 1 to week 5		Catch up
Break Week: Feb 24-28
8:Mar 2-6	Classes: Components of a class Classes and objects	Think Python: Chapter 15 - Classes and objects Programmer-defined types Attributes Instances and return values Objects are mutable Copying Think Python: Chapter 16 - Classes and functions Pure functions Modifiers Prototyping versus planning	Lab 6: Writing Python Classes
9:Mar 9-13	Classes: Designing classes Understanding scope	Think Python: Chapter 17 - Classes and methods The __init__ method The __str__ methond The __repr__ method Operator overloading Type-based dispatch Polymorphism	Lab 7: Classes, Objects & scope
10:Mar 16-20	Configuration management: Fabric Ansible		Lab 8: Configuration management
11:Mar 23-27	Python Networking Network Client Network Server Asynchronous Python Networking		Lab 9: Introduction to Ansible
12:Mar 30-Apr 3			Assignment 2 Due this week.
13:Apr 6-10	Exam Review
Exam Week: Apr 13-17