Course detail

Programming in Python

FSI-VP0 Acad. year: 2021/2022 Summer semester

Students will get acquainted with modern scripting language Python.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Having successfully completed the course, students will be able to use knowledge and understanding of the nature of scripting and the role of scripting languages, the syntax and semantics of Python.

Prerequisites

Fundamental level of programming in course 1IN (Informatics).

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

School game and programming by using fun examples.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The active participation and mastering the assigned task.

Language of instruction

Czech

Aims

To examine the topic of scripting language Python and designo of their applications. To understand GUI programming using Python.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Education runs according to week schedules. Attendance at the seminars is required. The form of compensation of missed seminars is fully in the competence of a tutor.

The study programmes with the given course

Programme N-MET-P: Mechatronics, Master's
branch ---: no specialisation, 4 credits, elective

Programme B-MET-P: Mechatronics, Bachelor's
branch ---: no specialisation, 4 credits, elective

Programme B3S-P: Engineering, Bachelor's
branch B-AIŘ: Applied Computer Science and Control, 4 credits, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Computer-assisted exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Introduction, a brief history of programming languages, Python and PyCharm introduction
2. Basic statements, data types, operators, functions, modules, classes
3. Eexception handling
4. Regular expressions and Python
5. Modern object oriented programming, comparison with C/C++ and Java
6. Data structures, efficient implementation of search
7. Standard libraries in Python (1)
8. Standard libraries in Python (2)
9. Interfaces to system languages, using with Matlab.
10. Text processing, sorting
11. XML document processing, libraries for efficient storage and search
12. GUI programming
13. Conclusion