Python for Software Engineering Bootcamp

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Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language. Its design philosophy emphasizes code readability with the use of significant indentation. This hands-on course will help you become a ...

Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language. Its design philosophy emphasizes code readability with the use of significant indentation. This hands-on course will help you become a skilled software engineer with no prior programming experience needed. You will start by learning the basics of Python such as variables, strings, Booleans, lists, tuples, dictionaries, generators, and so on as well as learning to write the first service test. Furthermore, you will learn to send requests in Python and understand how to modify permissions. You will also be able to explore Docker and SQL and learn to set up a local PostgreSQL Server. You will learn how to create tables using query results. Moving further in the course, you will learn to integrate databases into your application and create database models in Python. You will be introduced to Redis and learn data compression. You will also get to know how to set up a GitHub desktop, and clone a repository as well as GitHub CLI. You will wrap up the course by having a look at threading in Python, multiprocessing pool, and async wait statements. By the end of this course, you will feel comfortable with developing applications, have a portfolio item, and be ready to apply for software engineer positions and take on those technical interviews. What You Will Learn Learn to write proper and clean Python code Learn to develop APIs in Python Learn to write scalable applications in Python Learn to interact with databases in code Learn to add caching to your code Learn to properly test your code Audience This course is for complete beginners who want to learn how to program and become software engineers. No prior programming experience is needed, you will learn everything you will need to know on the course. About The Author Maximilian Schallwig: Maximilian Schallwig is a data engineer and a proficient Python programmer. He holds a bachelor's degree in physics and a master's degree in astrophysics. He has been working on data for over five years, first as a data scientist and then as a data engineer. He can talk endlessly about big data pipelines, data infrastructure, and his unwavering devotion to Python. Even after two unsuccessful attempts in high school, he still decided to learn Python at the University. He cautiously stepped into the realm of data, beginning with a simple Google search for "what does a data scientist do" He was determined to pursue a career in data science to become a data engineer by learning about big data tools and infrastructure design to build scalable systems and pipelines. He enjoys sharing his programming skills with the rest of the world.

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