python_playbook.md

Python Basics Playbook

Prerequisites:

• Install Python
• Verify that Python is installed in PATH
• Install a code editor, VSCodium
• Install needed extensions
• Install pip and check it's available on PATH
• Execute Hello World in Python REPL

Beginner session outline:

• Use Python Shell Mode
• Try interactive printing
• Do arithmetic
• Use variables
• Use basic data types and variables - bool, int, float, str
• Understand string methods
• Use list, tuple and dictionary
• Use list, tuple and dictionary methods
• Use script mode
• Create a function

Advanced session outline:

• Create a class
• Create a module
• Create a package
• Use built-in libraries - datetime, os, sys, etc.
• Do file manipulation - create, read, write, delete
• Use internal modules

Expert session:

• Create virtual environment
• Activate virtual environment
• Install dependencies using pip
• Update packages using pip
• Generate requirements.txt
• Learn async/await programming
• Use a HTTP client (requests) for networking
• Use decorators
• Use factory patterns

Superhuman session:

• Implement futures and multi threading
• Use poetry for dependency management
• Packaging python libraries
• Use Flask for building RESTful APIs

References:

• Python Documentation
• Real Python
• Flask
• Poetry

Credits : Keerthana / Chennai Chapter