Courses

 Course Description

This course continues the investigation of the Python programming language. Python features that will be covered include object-oriented design, advanced data collections, modules and packages, file handling, and features and services available in the Python standard library.

By successfully completing this course you will earn 3 units of college credit.

 Course Objectives

• Analyze the basic structure of a Python application and be able to document, debug, compile, and run a simple application.
• Create, name, and assign values to variables.
• Use common control statements to implement flow control, looping, and exception handling.
• Create methods (functions and subroutines) that can return values and take parameters.
• Create, initialize, and use arrays to solve data storage and retrieval problems.
• Explain the basic concepts and terminology of object-oriented programming.
• Use common objects and references types.
• Create common GUI components and modify their properties at both run time and design time.
• Differentiate between object-oriented, structured, and functional programming methodologies.
• Analyze and trace the execution of Python computer programs.

 Course Learning Outcomes

• The student will create programs that read and write information from data files.
• The student will create a Python class that demonstrates the proper use of data abstraction and encapsulation.
• The student will use inheritance to produce a class that has an "isa" relationship.
• The student will create Objects that have public interfaces to private data.
• The student will create a Python application that uses the common GUI interface component.