INTERNATIONALLY ACCREDITED

Duration: 2 days	Price: ​R3465.00 per person. ​(excl VAT)
Certificate of training: Yes	Recommended Prerequisites: ​Learners are required to have knowledge, comprehension and application of English at Grade 10 or equivalent.
Times & Venue: ​Stellenbosch (Address)​ ​Mon - Thurs 09:00 - 16:00 ​Saturday 09:00 - 16:00	Follow Up Courses: Other IT Specialist Courses
Official Exam: IT Specialist Python Exam Preparation: Practice Tests​	Venue: Stellenbosch  UNIT B12, Carpe Diem Building 26 Quantum Street, Techno Park ​Stellenbosch 7600 OR Online Training  100% Remote

• Course Overview
• Benefits
• Detailed Outline

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IT Specialist: Python Course

The IT Specialist: Python Course covers a very versatile programming language which can be used to power websites, build games, and even program hardware. This course is also an excellent course for someone new to programming, as many of the topics covered are basic programming topics which carry over well to other programming languages. Specifically, this course covers data types and operators, decisions and loops, input and output, code documentation and structure, troubleshooting, and modules and tools. The course topics directly map to the IT Specialist Python exam and will help anyone looking to improve their employability prospects in Python and for programming jobs in general.

• Operations using Data Typed and Operators
• Flow Control with Decisions and Loops
• Input and Output Operations
• Code Documentation and Structure
• Troubleshooting and Error Handling
• Operations using Modules and Tools

Course Opener

• Introduction
• How to Study for This Exam

Evaluate Data Types

• Variables 1
• Variables 2

• String Data Type
• Integer and Float Data Types
• Boolean Data Types

Convert and Work With Data Types

• Type Casting
• Constructing Data Structures
• Indexing and Slicing Operations

Operator Sequence and Selection

• Assignment
• Comparison
• Logical
• Arithmetic
• Identity
• Containment 1
• Containment 2

Branching Statements

• If 1
• If 2
• Elif
• Order of If and Elif Statements
• Else
• Nested Conditionals
• Compound Conditionals

Iterations

• While
• For
• Break
• Continue
• Pass
• Nested Loops and Conditional Compounds 1
• Nested Loops and Conditional Compounds 2

File Input and Output Operations

• Open 1
• Open 2
• Close
• Read
• Write
• Check Existence
• Delete
• With Statement

Console Input and Output Operations

• Read Input from Console
• Print Formatted Text
• Command Line Arguments 1
• Command Line Arguments 2
• Domain 3 Exam Tips

Document Code Segments

• Indentation and White Space 1
• Indentation and White Space 2
• Indentation and White Space 3
• Comments and Documentation Strings
• Pydoc

Functions

• Call Signatures
• Default Values
• Return
• Def
• Pass 1
• Pass 2

Analyze, Detect, and Fix Errors

• Syntax Errors 1
• Syntax Errors 2
• Logic Errors
• Runtime Errors

​Exception Handlers

• Try and Except
• Else
• Finally
• Raise
• Unit Test​

​Built-in Modules for Operations

• Math 1
• Math 2
• Datetime
• IO
• Sys
• Os
• Os.path
• Random Library

Solve Problems with Built-in Modules

• Math
• Datetime Class
• Random 1
• Random 2

Session 6 and Final Recaps

• Exam Tips
• Conclusion

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