Introduction to Python for DevOps/Scripting Course

Course Summary

The Introduction to Python for DevOps/Scripting training course is designed to demonstrate Python for scripting, automating, and enhancing productivity.

The course begins with an introduction to Python. Next, it explores basic programming skills to explain the necessity behind Python scripting. The course concludes by showing how to apply the knowledge from this training to solve future problems with Python.

Purpose

Provide DevOps engineers the Python skills they need for scripting, automation, and to enhance productivity.

Audience

Non-programmers who want to learn and use Python for scripting and automation

Role

DevOps Engineer - System Administrator

Skill Level

Introduction

Style

Workshops

Duration

3 Days

Related Technologies

Python

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Productivity Objectives:

Create Python scripts to automate your daily work
Know when Python is the appropriate solution and when it isn’t
Understand the “nuts and bolts” of programming/scripting
Apply that knowledge to solving new problems

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Real-World Content

Project-focused demos and labs using your tool stack and environment, not some canned "training room" lab.
Expert Practitioners

Industry experts with 15+ years of industry experience that bring their battle scars into the classroom.
Experiential Learning

More coding than lecture, coupled with architectural and design discussions.
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What You'll Learn

In the Introduction to Python for DevOps/Scripting training course, you'll learn:

What is Python?
- Why use Python? (and when NOT to use it)
- Comparing Python to Bash and other scripting languages
Getting Started with Python–The Basics
- Variables/Typing
- Basic types
- Built-in Python Functions
- Python Arithmetic
- Code Blocks / Colons
- Control Structures
- if/elif/else
- Loops – for, while, range operator, the in operator
Iterables / Sequences
- Slicing Operator
- Lists
- join()/split()
- sort() vs. sorted()
- enumerate()/ zip()
- Dictionaries, Sets, and Tuples
File I/O
- Reading and writing text files
- Parsing files
Functions
- Positional arguments
- Default arguments
- Keyword arguments
- *args/**kwargs
Modules
- What are they / how to use them
- import vs. from … import…
Useful Modules
- argparse: command-line parsing
- os, sys, subprocess: system management:
- shutil, tempfile, glob: file I/O and file management:
Regular Expressions
- Utilize regular expression syntax and Module (re)
- Search and replace
- Compile regular expression patterns
- Understand Regular expressions and input file parsing
Exception Handling in Python
- What is an exception?
- LBYL vs. EAFP styles of programming
- try/except, else, finally