Python training course provided by Intoweb in Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa 

What is Python?
Intoweb provides Python training to cover most aspects of this open source scripting language. Python is a dynamically-typed language in which names can represent values of different types during the execution of a program. Its is an object-orientated scripting language useful for processing SGML and XML documents. Python also provides cross-platform usability. Python is often used for GIS applications and this course provides all that is needed to program for various GIS systems.

Advanced Python
The advanced python course still covers all the basics of python but at a more advanced pace, amount of detail delved into and emphasis on first and latter parts of the courses. The advanced course is intended for learners with previous Programming experience but no Python Experience.

Pre-Requisites
General programming backround

Course Details
Intoweb does not offer amateur lecture notes; rather each course member will be supplied with a quality, comprehensive textbook. Intoweb is ISETT SETA accredited.

Cost: R 5500 per person excl VAT

Duration: 3 days

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A Tutorial Introduction Running Python Variables and Arithmetic Expressions Conditionals File Input and Output Strings Lists and Tuples Loops Dictionaries Functions Classes Exceptions Modules	Lexical Conventions and Syntax Line Structure and Indentation Identifiers and Reserved Words Literals Operations, Delimiters, and Special Symbols Documentation Strings	Types and Objects Terminology Object Identity and Types Reference Counting and Garbage Collection References and Copies Built-in Types Special Methods Performance and Memory Considerations
Operators and Expressions Operations on Numbers Operations on Sequences Operations on Dictionaries Augmented Assignment The Attribute (.) Operator Type Conversion Unicode Strings Boolean Expressions and Truth Values Object Equality and Identity Order of Evaluation Conditionals Loops	Control Flow Exceptions Defining New Exceptions Assertions and __debug __ Functions	Functions and Functional Programming Parameter Passing and Return Values Scoping Rules Recursion The apply ( ) Functional The lambda Operators map ( ), zip ( ), reduce ( ), and filter ( ) List Comprehensions eval ( ), exec, execfile ( ), and compile ( ) The class statement
Classes and Object-Oriented Programming Class Instances Reference Counting and Instance Destruction Inheritance Polymorphism Information Hiding Operator Overloading Classes, Types, and Membership Tests	Modules and Packages Modules The Module Search Path Module Loading and Compilation Module Reloading Packages	Input and Output Reading Options and Environment Variables Files Standard Input, Output, and Error The print statement Persistence Unicode I/O
Execution Environment Interpreter Options and Environment Interactive Sessions Launching Python Applications Site Configuration Files Enabling Future Features Program Termination	The Python Library Built-in Functions and Exceptions Python Services Mathematics String Handling Data Management and Object Persistence Operating System Services Threads Network Programming Internet Data Handling and Encoding Restricted Execution Miscellaneous Modules The Python Debugger The Python Profiler Undocumented Modules	Extending and Embedding Python Enabling Optional Modules Compilation of Extensions Converting Data from Python to C Converting Data from C to Python Error Handling Reference Counting Calling Python from C Abstract Object Layer Low-level Functions on Built-in Types Defining New Types Special Methods for Types Threads Embedding Extension Building Tools

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