Certified Python Programmer PCEP30 – Entry Level

COURSE DESCRIPTION
A course for absolute beginners that want to learn Python and pass PCEP exam (Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer).

What is Python?

According to statistics, Python is in the top 3 programming languages all around the world. It is much easier and quicker to learn that most other languages. At the same time, it’s extremely popular among software developers, data analysts and other IT professions. All of this makes it an excellent choice for your first programming language.

Python is a popular programming language. It was created by Guido van Rossum, and released in 1991.

It is used for:

• web development (server-side),
• software development,
• mathematics,
• system scripting.

What can Python do?

• Python can be used on a server to create web applications.
• Python can be used alongside software to create workflows.
• Python can connect to database systems. It can also read and modify files.
• Python can be used to handle big data and perform complex mathematics.
• Python can be used for rapid prototyping, or for production-ready software development.

Why Python?

• Python works on different platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi, etc).
• Python has a simple syntax similar to the English language.
• Python has syntax that allows developers to write programs with fewer lines than some other programming languages.
• Python runs on an interpreter system, meaning that code can be executed as soon as it is written. This means that prototyping can be very quick.
• Python can be treated in a procedural way, an object-oriented way or a functional way.

Good to know

• The most recent major version of Python is Python 3, which we shall be using in this tutorial. However, Python 2, although not being updated with anything other than security updates, is still quite popular.
• In this tutorial Python will be written in a text editor. It is possible to write Python in an Integrated Development Environment, such as Thonny, Pycharm, Netbeans or Eclipse which are particularly useful when managing larger collections of Python files.

What you’ll learn

• Start programming from scratch
• Understand Python basics
• Prepare for PCEP-30-01 exam
• Get basic Python skills for Software Development, Data Science, Machine Learning etc.
• Apply for entry-level Python jobs
• Code along with me for real-life programming practice

Course content

Preparation: Python Overview
Module 1: Basic Concepts
Module 2:  Data Types, Evaluations, Basic I/O
Module 3: Flow Control – Loops and Conditional Blocks
Module 4: Data Collections – Lists Tuples, and Dictionaries
Module 5: Functions
Module 6: Develop Your First Complete Python Application – Practical PCEP EXAM
Final EXAM