The Modern Python Challenge [Video], Published by Packt
This is the code repository for The Modern Python Challenge [Video]. It contains all the supporting project files necessary to work through the video course from start to finish.
Python is one of the most popular and widely used programming languages in a variety of fields such as data science, analysis, gaming, GUI programming, Networking, and more. Are you someone who loves challenges and gets excited about solving them? If you've been using Python for some time and would like to test how good a Python wrangler you are, you've come to the right place!
In this course, you will uncover key Python features and implement them while testing your own ability to solve particular challenges. Each unique problem will not only test your knowledge of the language, but also your ability to think outside of the box and come up with the best solutions. Our course is divided into levels to help you go from being a beginner to professional level “Pythonista”! And in case you're stumped, you don't have to worry: we'll show you the best solutions to the challenges laid out in the course.
By the end of this course, you will become a confident “Python Pro”, ready to take up any challenge and solve it with your mastery. So, are you up for the challenge?
- Creating and using variables in smart contracts
- Develop a robust understanding of Python’s modules and data structures
- Handle databases and various data formats such as XML, JSON, CSV and SQLite
- Improve your skills working with strings and regular expressions
- Parse datetimes and timezones Python's module with an emphasis on timezone-related functions
- Explore and extract insights from the web
- Discover core concepts of network communication and Python networking
- Build data scraping tools you can keep hold of, and explore Python libraries like beautifulsoup4 to pull requests easily
- Explore the world of Design Patterns to expand and enhance your “Python Pro” skills
- Cover core concepts of network communication, use TCP sockets to create client and server network applications.
This course will appeal to Python developers who are interested in solving real-world programming problems. This course has challenges for Python developers and aspiring “Python Pros” of all levels.
SETUP AND INSTALLATION - Windows:
Microsoft Windows 10/8/7/Vista/2003/XP (incl.64-bit)
1 GB RAM minimum, 2 GB RAM recommended 1024x768 minimum screen resolution Python 2.4 or higher, Jython, PyPy or IronPython
Mac:
Mac OS X 10.8 or higher 1 GB RAM minimum, 2 GB RAM recommended Python 2.4 or higher, Jython, PyPy or IronPython
Linux:
512 MB RAM minimum, 1 GB RAM recommended 1024x768 minimum screen resolution Python 2.4 or higher, Jython, PyPy or IronPython Provide links/instructions so that the customer can easily find out where to download the required software. Atom - https://atom.io/
Other IDE options:
Visual Studio Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/download PyCharm: https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/download/ Google Collaboratory Notebook. As a last resort, there is also an option to practice online, using any browser capable of accessing Google’s notebook at https://colab.research.google.com .