Python 1500: Practice Missions
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When I learned Python, it was because the U.S. DoD had no other resources at Fort Huachuca’s Electronic Proving Ground to use Georgia Tech’s audio testing software. We needed that software to validate the quality of our battlefield telemetry.
My “Missions” series is designed to help you learn how to use it on-the-job, as well.
While writing code for our own use can be a lot of fun, creating the best software – even if for our own use – often involves doing a whole lot more than simply writing code.
Even when we are working for ourselves – let alone working for others – unearthing hidden requirements, planning software versions, defining code / data relationships in advance, testing, as well as planning for feature regressions can usually become just as important as well!
Thus while our own academic and / or “for-personal-use-only” projects are often fast, loose and “code-only” creations, creating world-class software must usually be planned, tested, maintained… as well as deliberately designed to be feature-rich.
These Missions will also cover a few terms, acronyms, best-practices, as well as an introduction to the most important on-line code-nexus which new software developers need to know so as to better prepare for working as a professional software developer.
So the accelerated lesson plan for the Python Missions learning process focuses upon demonstrating what NEW SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS might be called upon to do in order to create ready-to-re-use programming solutions. Those who have completed our Python 1000 series will have no problem completing these Missions, as well.
Much like our PSL-1100, Python Missions the topics these missions are presented to gradually rocket students into writing highly reusable, understandably designed, as well as cross-platform tested Python projects as quickly as possible.
If you find yourself skipping – or sleeping – your way through far-too-coder-centric programming examples, then Python Missions is designed for you!
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00010 - IntroductionOur introduction to the lesson plan, "Mission Pattern," as well as what will be covered in this Python Missions educational opportunity.
The "Python Project", CPython, as well as the opportunity - as well as the caveats - of using the "Cheese Shop" will be reviewed.Beginner concepts such as "What is a Module," as well as a few related interview questions - will also be covered.
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00020 - Installing
Learn how to discover which version of Python you have installed on your workstation. Answer some common interview questions related to the same.
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00030 - The R.E.P.L
This Mission reviews the basics of using Python's command-line interface, variables, strings, quotations, gathering user input, syntax exceptions, and replaying + editing our command lines. Interview questions are included at the end of this Mission.
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00040 - Hidden Requirements
Requirements in Retrospection: What would the documentation look like for the previous activities?
Could reviewing high-level requirements help us unearth any hidden requirements?What designs might we need create to document the lower-level assumptions?
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00050 - The Python Programming Environment
A common thread to all of our educational opportunities, let's take a moment to review how to use Python's help, object, & environment inspection tools.
The activity for this Mission is all about practicing basic variable creation & type identifications.
Interview questions review how to interact with the Python environment so as to discover what has been created. -
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00060 - IDLE
Discover how to "stack" statements. Learn the basics of running Python's cross-platform Integrated Development Environment (I.D.E)
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0070 - First Class Functions
This Mission will demystify Python's P.E.Ps, as well as the "best practices" suggested by PEP 8.
In this lesson we will also discover how to include, as well as to run, functions whenever we start up Python.
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0080 - DevOps Players
If DevOps is where you want to be, then knowing what happens when we run Python is a great activity to appreciate.
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0090 - Create a First Class Operation
Let's becode yet another file - for practice!
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0100 - Testing Python
When design is uncommon, testing is often even more so...
Here is what you'll need to know to start testing YOUR creations!
