OPS445 Python Weekly Schedule

OPS445 Weekly Task Update

Week	Topics	Reading/Reference	Tasks/Labs
Week 1: Jan 10 - 14	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
Week 2: Jan 17 - 21	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: Jan 24 - 28	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: Jan 31 - Feb 4	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: Feb 7 - 11	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: Feb 14 - 18	Review and Catch-up
Week 7: Feb 21 - 25 (Monday is a holiday)	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: Feb 28 - Mar 4
Week 8: Mar 7 - 11	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: Mar 14 - 18	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: Mar 21 - 25	Configuration management: Fabric Ansible		Lab 8: Configuration management
Week 11: Mar 28 - Apr 1	Python Networking Network Client Network Server Asynchronous Python Networking		Lab 9: Ansible
Week 12: Apr 4 - 8	Complete Assignment 2
Week 13: Apr 11 - 15 (Friday is a holiday)	Final Assessment Review		Assignment 2
Week 14: Apr 18 - 22	Final Assessment