Build real world applications with Python

In this module, you will:

• Explore the choices available to run Python apps
• Use the Python interpreter to execute statements and scripts
• Learn how to declare variables
• Build a simple Python app that takes input and produces output

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

• Model problems by using OOP concepts.
• Describe the basic concepts involved in OOP.
• Distinguish classes from objects.

In this module, you'll build a website using Flask and Cognitive Services to translate text.

• Learn how to set up a Flask development environment
• Learn how to use Flask to build a form
• Learn how to use the Translator service to translate text

By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

• Write tests using unittest: Python's standard library testing module
• Identify and fix failures by reading test failure reports
• Differentiate between unit, functional, and integration testing types

• Introduction
• What is Python?
• Use the REPL
• Variables and basic data types in Python
• Exercise output
• Reading keyboard input
• Exercise - Build a calculator
• Summary

• Introduction
• What is object-oriented programming?
• Use classes and variables to transfer your OOP model into code
• Exercise - Model and scaffold your game
• Add behavior with methods
• Exercise - Add behavior to your game
• Exercise - Extend the game implementation with added rules
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• Introduction
• Exercise - Set up a development environment
• Flask fundamentals
• Exercise - Create an app
• Translation
• Exercise - Create Translator service
• Exercise - Call Translator service
• Summary

• Introduction
• Understand Python testing with the unittest module
• Exercise - Write a unit test with the unittest module
• Challenges with testing
• Types of testing and how to use them
• Knowledge check
• Summary