OPS435 Python Weekly Schedule 2021 Summer

OPS435 Weekly Task Update

week	Topics	Reading/Reference	Tasks/Labs
1: May 17-22	Course Overview Introduction Why Python? Natural languate & formal language git and github.com 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 1: git, github.com, and Python
2: May 24-28	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: May 31-Jun 4	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: Jun 7-11	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: Jun 14-18	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: Jun 21-25	Mid-Term Test Date: THIS WEEK Topics: Lab 1 to Lab 5 and All topics covered from week 1 to week 5		Assignment 1
Break Week: Jun 28-Jul 2
7: Jul 5-9	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
8: Jul 12-16	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
9: Jul 19-23	Configuration management: Fabric Ansible		Lab 8: Configuration management
10: Jul 26-30	Python Networking Network Client Network Server Asynchronous Python Networking		Lab 9
11: Aug 2-6	Final Assessment Review		Assignment 2
12: Aug 9-13	<b>Final Assessment