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Code First Girls Advanced Python Course 2018

Course Summary

Session 1: Python Basics

Create a Python file and run it from your command line
Do basic math operations with integer and floating point numbers
Do basic string manipulation
Create and manipulate variables
Print numbers, strings, and formatted text
Use comments in your code

Session 2: User input, functions, loops, conditional statements

Get input from a user
Write a function (also known as a "method")
Create and query an array (also known as a list)
Write an iterative statement (a "for" loop)
Use logic and Boolean operators
Write a conditional ("if/else") statement

Session 3: Best practice, git and command line

Navigate through folders using basic command line commands
Create a new folder and file using your command line
Use basic git commands in command line to commit code
Start using best practice as you develop your projects

Session 4: Flask, and using Python and HTML together

Import libraries into Python
See how Python, Flask, Jinja2, and HTML interact with each other
Write and run a simple Flask web app
Use route paths and decorators along with functions to do different things on different "pages" of your web app
Pass variables between Python and HTML using render_template(), an HTML form, and Jinja2 syntax
Access HTML form data in Python

Session 5: APIs

Use an API to trigger an email send, and get weather information
Get data from a user using an HTML form, and use it in an API call
Get JSON formatted data from a payload response

Session 6: Deploying your code

Understand the purpose of platforms like Heroku
Understand the importance of version control and testing
Deploy your first app

Session 7: Course Competition Prep

This session is dedicated to project work, and an opportunity to get guidance and support from your instructors

Session 8: Course Competition!

The first part of this session is for putting the finishing touches on projects. Then each group gets to present their work!