Python Basics

  • 40 hours of instructor-led Hackathon including 10 hours of presentations and demos
  • Hands-on learning of Python programming, development, testing and deployment
  • Learn main features of the latest version of Python
  • Follow-ups are included
40 Hours of hands-on training38 Challenges5 End-to-end projects

Main Objectives

Fundamentals
What is Python, where and how it is used.
Basics
Classes, data types and operations
Organizing Python Code
Packages and modules.
Access Databases
Use relational databases including transactions.
Web-Services
Create simples REST services with business logic and data from database.
Deploy and error handling
Deploy your applications and learn best practices.

Duration

Five days

Requirements

Any programming experience in any programming language in beneficial

Topics Covered

  • Your first Python application
  • Python Syntax
  • Variables
  • Functions, Return Types
  • Conditional Statements
  • Working with files
  • Array
  • List
  • Set
  • Dictionary
  • OOP Concepts
  • Classes in Objects in Python
  • Inheritance
  • File Input/Output
  • Working with CSV
  • Lambda Expressions
  • Select, Insert, Update
  • Transactions
  • Object Mapping using SQLAlchemy
  • Overview of Web-Services and Flask
  • Using Flask for REST
  • Integrating Web-Services with Database

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Private Hackathon

Contact Us to schedule a hackathon at your company.

Why Our Hackathon?

Get Hands-on Skills

1/3 of the time is spent on lectures
2/3 is spent practicing!

Get Help

Several helpers are ready to assist anyone who is stuck at a challenge, not sure where to start or has other questions . The head instructor provides guidance to the participants, explains the main concepts.

Online or In-Person

We run both online and in-person hackathons. The material doesn’t change, the challenges are the same. We can adjust the hours for the online hackathon to make sure that everyone is actively engaged.

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Multiple Locations

We run hackathons in Canada, US and Mexico. Recent locations:

Canada

  • Toronto
  • Montreal
  • Vancouver
  • Calgary

US

  • New York
  • Washington
  • Houston
  • Salt Lake City

Certificate

Every participant gets a verifiable certificate at the end of the hackathon.

Follow-Ups

One follow-up for every day of hackathon is included. It will help you with setting up best practices in the team and refreshing your knowledge. We will also answer any of your questions.

Hackathon Schedule

Hackathon is a full day event. It runs from 8:30 to 5 with a break for lunch. Usually 1 to 2:30 hours is spent on lectures, the rest of the day is devoted to challenges.

No Installation Required

Challenges are done using our environment. Participants only need a computer with a browser.

Other Hackathons

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