OPS445 Python Weekly Schedule

OPS445 Weekly Task Update

Week	Topics	Reading/Reference	Tasks/Labs
Week 1: Sept 5 - Sept 9 (Monday - Labour Day)	Course Overview Introduction Why Python? Natural language & 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
Week 2: Sept 12 - Sept 16	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
Week 3: Sept 19 - Sept 23	Reusing Python Code: Functions keyword: def function parameters return value keyword: None	Think Python: Chapter 3 Functions Function calls Adding new functions Definitions and uses 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
Week 4: Sept 26 - Sept 30	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
Week 5: Oct 3 - Oct 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
Week 6: Oct 10 - Oct 14 (Monday - Thanksgiving)	Review and Catch-up
Week 7: Oct 17 - Oct 21	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: Oct 24 - Oct 28
Week 8: Oct 31 - Nov 4	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
Week 9: Nov 7 - Nov 11	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
Week 10: Nov 14 - Nov 18	Configuration management: Fabric		Lab 8: Configuration management
Week 11: Nov 21 - Nov 25	Python Networking Ansible Network Client Network Server Asynchronous Python Networking		Lab 9: Ansible
Week 12: Nov 28 - Dec 2	Complete Assignment 2		Assignment 2
Week 13: Dec 5 - Dec 9	Final Assessment Review
Week 14: Dec 12 - Dec 14 (Wednesday)	Final Assessment