LAP 4

In the final lap, we add a new language to your programming repertoire – Python. You’ll learn a new Python framework and dive deeper into object-oriented programming. We finish the week with an intro to data visualisation and manipulation, for which Python is commonly used.

Topics

Topic	Description	Technologies
Intro to Python	Variables, data types and functions in Python.	Python
Procedural Python	Control flow, loops, iteration and modules in Python.	Python
Object Oriented Python	Creating classes, methods, instances and other key concepts of object orientation in Python.	Python
Python as a Backend: Flask	Creating a basic Python application using the Flask framework.	Python - Flask
Python as a Backend: Django	Creating a basic Python application using the Django framework.	Python - Django
Testing with Pytest	Setup and writing tests in Python.	Python - Flask - Pytest
Data Manipulation	Handling data with Python, including visualisation and cleaning.	Python - Jupyter - NumPy - Pandas
Intro to Data Science	Getting started with models and machine learning.	Python - Sklearn

Additional Resources

• Installing Python
• Virtual Environment
• Django REST Framework
• Django Class-based Views