OPS435 Python Weekly Schedule

Fall 2017

Instructors: Andrew Oatley-Willis (Section C) Andrew Smith (Sections A and B)

Note: Each OPS435 instructor will indicate the due dates for labs, tests and assignments. This schedule is a considered to be a general guideline for week-by-week content.

Week	Objectives and Tasks	Labs
Week 1: Sept 4 - 10 (Labour Day Holiday: Sept 4th No scheduled classes)	Setting up your Linux and Python environment: Installing Linux Distribution Installing Python and Software(IPython, screen, tmux, ide, etc) Python Basic Syntax, Variables, Operators	Lab 1: Setup & Using Python
Week 2: Sept 11 - 17	Understanding Python Code: User Input Arguments Logic(if/else) Indentation Loops(while/for/nested)	LAB 2: Understanding Python Code
Week 3: Sept 18 - 24	Reusing Python Code: Lists Functions Libraries Scope	LAB 3: Reusing Python Code
Week 4: Sept 25 - Oct 1	Basic Data Structures and String Manipulation: Dictionaries Tuples Multidimensional Lists String Manipulation Regular Expressions Input Validation	LAB 4: Basic Data Structures & String Manipulation EXTRAS: Advanced String Formatting
Week 5: Oct 2 - 8	Files, Exceptions: File Handling Error Handling	LAB 5: Files & Error Handling
Week 6: Oct 9 - 15 (Thanksgiving Holiday: Oct 10th No scheduled classes)	Assignment 1	Assignment 1
Week 7: Nov 20 - 26	Review
Study Week: Cancelled (No Scheduled Classes)
Week 8: Nov 27 - Dec 3	Midterm Objects Classes Namespaces	LAB 6: Writing Python Classes:
Week 9: Dec 4 - 10	Python Classes Python Libraries(ansible/fabric) Configuration Management Automation
Week 10: Dec 11 - 17	Python Classes Openstack Projects Accessing Openstack Python API	LAB 7: Using OpenStack with Python
Week 11: Dec 18 - 22	Final test	Assignment 2 - TBA
Week 12: Jan 2 - 8	Configuration management using Fabric Python Sockets Python Clients Python Servers	LAB 8: Python Networking
Week 13: Cancelled	Python Networking Asynchronous Python Networking
Exam Week: Cancelled