This course is a great place to start learning Python – no prior programming knowledge required. Completing the course earns you a Statement of Achievement. It is split into two parts preparing you for two certifications: PCEP and PCAP
Part 1 (PE1: 35 hours) prepares you for PCEP – Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer Certification (https://pythoninstitute.org)
- fundamental terms and definitions
- Python's logic and structure
- literals, variables, operators and data types,
- I/O operations, control flowmechanisms
- data collections and functions
- exceptions handling and hierarchies
- Python syntax, semantics, and the runtime environment
Part 2 (PE2: 40 hours) prepares you for PCAP – Certified Associate in Python Programming Certification. (https://pythoninstitute.org)
- modules, packages and PIP
- character encoding, strings and string processing
- generators, iterators, closures
- files, file streams, and file processing
- exception hierarchies, exception classes and objects,
- fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming