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Python Basics (28.9.2020 - 30.9.2020)
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.. sidebar:: *Training Information*

   **Start**

   Monday 28.9.2020, 9:00

   **Official Description**

   :doc:`/trainings/material/soup/python/basics/group`

   **Material**

   .. csv-table::

      Python material, :doc:`/trainings/material/soup/python/group`
      :doc:`OpenTraining </about/site/opentraining/index>` Topics, :doc:`/trainings/material/soup/python/group`

Preparation
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Workspace Setup
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* :doc:`/trainings/material/soup/python/basics/installation`
* :doc:`/trainings/material/soup/python/misc/vscode`

Github for Exercises
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Please create `Github <https://github.com/>`__ accounts and send them
to training@faschingbauer.co.at. We will do exercises via a private
repository on Github. (See the :doc:`privacy statement
</trainings/codex>`.)

Agenda
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This is a preliminary list of topics. Audience is three persons from a
homogeneous team - chances are that we will deviate as much as we can.

* Variables and Types

  * Numerical types such as integer, floating point, boolean
  * Sequential types such as list, tuple, string
  * Indexing, slicing and other operations on sequential types
  * Associative types such as dictionaries and sets
  * Mutable versus immutable

* Control Flow

  * ``if``
  * ``while``
  * ``for``: more about *iteration*

* Functions

  * Why and how
  * Parameters passing: positional versus keyword parameters, default
    parameters
  * Return values

* Exception Handling

  * The exception hierarchy in the standard library
  * How to define custom exception classes
  * Raising exceptions, and reacting on them

* Strings — Advanced Features

  * String methods
  * Formatting
  * Encoding: what it is, and how Python solves encoding problems

* File I/O

  * Opening and/or creating files
  * Reading and writing

Log
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Day 1
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Day 2
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* Datastructures: ``list``, `dict``, ``set``
* Functions, parameter passing
* Generators
* Exercises: ``exercise4/joerg/uniq.py``,
  ``exercise4/joerg/uniq-yield.py``. Fill in comments, move into
  ``livehacking/``.

  * Discussion: *lookup* runtime behavior of data structures (``list``
    vs. ``set``). *Make a dedicated section in summary page.*

Day 3
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* File IO; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh2ebFW8OYM
* Modules and packages; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f26nAmfJggw
* Demo hacking

  * ``livehacking/uniq-modularized/``

* Group exercise ``group-exercise/``



Links
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qQQ3yzbKp8&lc=UghArKscoP9uTHgCoAEC