this course is for programmers or future programmers who wish to focus on Enterprise development.

Module 1 -- Python refresher

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Data types
Sequences
Mapping types
Program structure
Files and console I/O
Conditionals
Loops
Built-ins
Module 2 -- OS Services

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The OS module
Environment variables
Launching external commands
Walking directory trees
Paths, directories, and filenames
Working with file systems
Dates and times
Module 3 -- Pythonic Programming

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The Zen of Python
Common idioms
Lambda functions
List comprehensions
Generator expressions
String formatting
Module 4 – Modules and packages

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Initialization code
Namespaces
Executing modules as scripts
Documentation
Packages and name resolution
Naming conventions
Using imports
Module 5 -- Classes

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Defining classes
Instance methods and data
Properties
Initializers
Class and static methods/data
Inheritance
Module 6 -- Metaprogramming

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Implicit properties
globals() and locals()
Working with attributes
The inspect module
Decorators
Monkey patching
Module 7 – Programmer tools

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Analyzing programs
Using pylint
Testing code
Using unittest
Debugging
Profiling and benchmarking
Module 8 -- Database access

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The DB API
Available Interfaces
Connecting to a server
Creating and executing a cursor
Fetching data
Parameterized statements
Metadata
Transaction control
Other DBMS modules
Module 9 -- Network Programming

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Sockets
Clients
Servers
Application protocols
Forking servers
Binary data
Module 10 -- Multiprogramming

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When to use threads?
The Global Interpreter Lock
The threading module
Simple threading
Sharing variables
The queue module
Debugging threaded programs
Multiprocessing
Other alternatives
Module 11 – XML and JSON

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Working with XML
DOM and Sax
Introducing ElementTree and xml
Parsing XML
Navigating the document
Creating a new XML document
JSON
Parsing JSON into Python
Converting Python into JSON
Module 12 -- Extending Python

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About non-Python modules
Overview of a C extension
Writing C by hand
Using SWIG
Loading modules with ctypes