More Python Foundations
Summary
This course will cover some language specific aspects of the Python programming language. We'll specifically look at higher-order and first-class functions, generators, files, advanced argument and parameter usage, closures, decorators, modules, and side effects. We'll also learn how to test our code with the unittest testing library and how to deploy our own packages to PyPI for other programmers to use. This course includes assignments that will build upon knowledge gained from previous courses.
Major Topics
- Functions
- Iterative Methods
- Files
- Unpacking Iterables
- Closures, Decorators, Callables, and Modules
- Garbage Collection
- Side Effects
- Pure Functions
- Testing with unittest
- Code Coverage
- PyPI Packages
Phase
Programming and Back-end Development
Prerequisites
| Course No. | Name |
|---|---|
| PY129 |
Assessment: Object-Oriented Programming with Python
|
Detailed Syllabus
Functions, Generators, and Files
- Build a TodoList Application
- First Class and Higher-Order Functions
- Building Higher-Order Functions
- Creating Iterative Methods
- Generators
- Files
- Practice Problems
Advanced Concepts
- Arguments and Parameters
- Iterable Unpacking
- Closures
- Decorators
- Callables
- Modules
- Garbage Collection
- Side Effects and Pure Functions
- Practice Problems
- Exercises
Introduction to Testing
- Elementary Testing
- Setting Up and Using unittest
- Assertions in unittest
- The SEAT Approach
- Testing Equality
- Write a Test Suite for TodoList
- Code Coverage
- Exercises
Packaging Code
- The Return of the Command Line
- PyPI
- Installing and Uninstalling Packages
- Importing Packages
- Creating a Package
- Challenges