How to Become a Python Developer?

Introduction to Python

• Understanding of the concept of coding and the different programming languages
• Definition of Python and its applications.
• Print and input command in Python
• Concept of a variable and example using a variable to store data
• Use of int function to convert text to number
• Concept of operators and operands. Arithmetic Operators-+,-,*,/,%,**,//

Flow of control statements

• Need for making decisions in programming
• If statement- how to write conditions and the concept of indentation in Python
• If and else condition- when there are 2 conditions
• Use of if-elif when there are more than 2 conditions to be tested.
• Use of Relational Operators-<,>,<=,>=,==,!=
• Use of Logical Operators- and, or, not

Loops

• Concept of loops
• For loop-how to use a for loop and indentation. Use of range function in for loop
• Nested for loop using patterns
• Series related for loop questions using sum of series
• Concept of while loop and difference between for and while

Data Structures

• Lists as data structures- what is a list, position numbers in a list, list functions (append, remove, pop, sort, reverse, count, len), for each loop in list
• Tuples- what are tuples, difference between tuples and a list, tuple functions (Len, count). Convert list to tuple and tuple to list, List of tuples, for each loop for tuple
• Dictionary-what is a dictionary, concept of key and value, for each loop to access keys, items and values in dictionary

Functions

• User defined functions-concept of a function, how to write a function in python, calling a function, passing parameters to a function, returning values from function.
• Math functions-different Math related functions in Python
• String functions-different String related functions in Python

File Input/Output

• File Writing-open a file for writing or appending, write to file.
• File Reading-open file for reading, read each line from file, read few characters from file, read all data from file.

Exception Handling

• Concept of exception handling and using try, except and finally

Regular Expressions

• Using Regular Expressions for pattern matching

OOPS

• Understanding the concept of objects and class, understanding Object Oriented Programming.
• Creating a class in Python and writing __init__ function. Defining class variables
• Creating an object of the class
• Defining class methods

Project in Python

• Tic Tac Toe Game
• Hangman Game
• Designing a Library Application using File handling 

Introduction to Pygame

• Setting up Pygame module and creating the screen
• Shapes in pygame-learn how to draw rectangle, circle and lines using Pygame functions
• Handling Events in Pygame

Paint App

• Creating a Paint Application in Pygame using the shapes

Images in pygame and creating sprites

• How to add images as background in Pygame
• Creating a Sprite class
• How to add sprites to SpriteGroup and making Sprites move
• Collision between Sprites

Project Game

• Spaceship and meteor shooting game

Introduction to Django

• DJango Framework and MVC Pattern
• Installing Django
• Database setup

Creating a Website

• Explain Web and Mobile Application
• Objects and Database

Django Template Language

• Django Template Tags
• Decision Making
• Comments and Filters
• Loops

Integrating Bootstrap into DJango

• Introduction to Bootstrap
• Creating tables, grids

Django RESTful API

• CRUD Operations

Live Project Using DJango

• Creating a fully functional website in DJango

• Anaconda installation
• Programming in jupyter notebook
• Python variables
• Python datatypes
  -numbers
  -strings
  -booleans
  -lists
  -tuples
  -sets
  -dictionaries
• casting
• slicing
• python operators
• control structures
  -if else
  -while
  -for loop
• comprehensions
• functions
• modules
• packages
• file handling
• exception handling
• regex
• Numpy
• Pandas
  -series -Dataframes
• Data visualization

Python Standard Library

• Brief Discussion on Library Methods and Modules
• Mention important methods from math, fractions and random modules.

Object Oriented Programming

• ● Objects and Classes
  ● Defining a Class in Python
  ● Constructors.

Inheritance

• ● Multiple and Multilevel Inheritance
  ● Modifying Built in Classes Using Inheritance
  ● Operator Overloading Using Inheritance
  ● User Defined Exceptions

Namespaces

• Encapsulation in Functions
  ● Global versus Local Namespaces
  ● Exceptional Control Flow
  ● Modules as Namespaces
  ● Classes as Namespaces.

Graphical User Interfaces

• Tkinter Widgets – Label, Text, Entry, Button, Canvas & Frames
  ● Event-Based tkinter Widgets
  ● Designing GUIs, OOP for GUIs.

CGI Programming

• What is CGI
  ● Web Browsing
  ● CGI Architecture Diagram
  ● Web Server Support and Configuration
  ● HTTP Header
  ● CGI Environment Variables
  ● Basics of Database Connection and networking

Turtle Graphics

• Familiarization of various Turtle Graphics Methods
  ● Moving and Repositioning Pointer
  ● Drawing Geometric Shapes
  ● Colouring of Drawings.

NumPy

• Creating Arrays
  ● reshape(), sum(), min() and max() methods
  ● Item wise arithmetic operations.