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Topics from our Introduction to Python course

  • Basic coding

    Subtopics

    1. Python variables
    2. Testing conditions
    3. Printing and f-strings
  • Visual Studio Code

    Subtopics

    1. Installing extension
    2. Configuring settings
    3. Useful short-cuts
  • Running and debugging

    Subtopics

    1. The code runner extension
    2. Stepping through code
    3. Setting breakpoints
  • Ranges and loops

    Subtopics

    1. WHILE loops
    2. Breaking out of loops
    3. Ranges of numbers
  • Working with modules

    Subtopics

    1. Installing modules using PIP
    2. System modules (OS and SYS)
    3. Maths functions (MATH)
  • Sequences

    Subtopics

    1. Tuples versus lists
    2. Iterating over sequences
    3. Slicing sequences
    4. Joining and splitting
  • Manipulating lists

    Subtopics

    1. Adding/removing items
    2. Sorting lists
    3. Shallow and deep copies
  • Files and folders

    Subtopics

    1. Reading and writing
    2. Using WITH
    3. Looping over lines
    4. Looping over folders using GLOB
  • Error handling  

    Subtopics

    1. The try clause
    2. Handling exceptions
  • Working with data types  

    Subtopics

    1. Manipulating strings
    2. Numbers and Booleans
    3. The DATETIME module

Topics from our Advanced Python programming course

  • Working with sets

    Subtopics

    1. Sets versus lists
    2. Examples of set use
  • Dictionaries

    Subtopics

    1. Key/value pairs
    2. Retrieving items
    3. Looping over items
  • Functions

    Subtopics

    1. Defining functions
    2. Passing arguments
    3. Optional arguments
    4. Modular programming
  • Comprehensions

    Subtopics

    1. List comprehensions
    2. Generators
  • Scraping websites

    Subtopics

    1. Understanding HTML
    2. The REQUESTS module
    3. Using BeautifulSoup
  • Working with CSV files

    Subtopics

    1. Reading and writing CSV files
    2. Dictionaries using the CSV module
  • Working with Excel

    Subtopics

    1. Using OPENPYXL
    2. Workbooks, worksheets and cells
    3. Python for Excel or VBA?
  • Working with JSON

    Subtopics

    1. The JSON module
    2. Loading and dumping data
  • Working with databases

    Subtopics

    1. The PYODBC module
    2. Connections and cursors
  • Overview of Pandas

    Subtopics

    1. Dataframes and series
    2. Reading/writing dataframes
    3. Filtering, sorting and renaming
    4. Dataframe calculations
  • Overview of NUMPY  

    Subtopics

    1. Shapes, ranks and data types
    2. Slicing arrays
    3. Array operations
  • Power BI and Python  

    Subtopics

    1. Getting Python data
    2. Python visuals using dataframes
  • Introduction to classes

    Subtopics

    1. An example class
    2. Designing properties / attributes
    3. Designing methods
  • Coding classes

    Subtopics

    1. Simple classes
    2. Instantiating objects
  • Attributes

    Subtopics

    1. Instance attributes
    2. Setting attributes on the fly
    3. Class attributes
  • Methods

    Subtopics

    1. Instance methods
    2. Different ways to instantiate
    3. Class methods
  • Read/write properties

    Subtopics

    1. Getting and setting values
    2. Private underscored variables
    3. Action propeties
  • Inheritance  

    Subtopics

    1. Designing for inheritance
    2. Inheriting classes
    3. Overloading
    4. Using "super"
  • Dunder methods

    Subtopics

    1. Doc strings
    2. String represenations of objects
  • Understanding existing classes

    Subtopics

    1. Viewing definitions
    2. Everything is a class
  • A case study  

    Subtopics

    1. Aim of the program
    2. Choosing the objects
    3. Properties or methods?
    4. Implementing your classes

Topics marked will be covered if time allows.

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Here are some reasons to choose Wise Owl courses:

In addition, here are some benefits unique to classroom training:

And some benefits specific to online training:

  • Courseware posted to you in advance
  • Separate pre-course check-up included
  • Our clever Wordsworth system means you can use our laptops (and we can see them)

We've been in business over 30 years - we must be doing something right!

Fast track Python programming course dates

The table below lists the Fast track Python programming courses that we currently have scheduled (click on one of the tabs to filter the list).

Date(s) Date(s) Duration Venue Price Times  
Wed/Fri 29-31 January 2025 29-31 Jan 3 days Online £1,350.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Fri 26-28 March 2025 26-28 Mar 3 days Online £1,350.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Fri 28-30 May 2025 28-30 May 3 days Online £1,350.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Tue/Thu 29-31 July 2025 29-31 Jul 3 days Online £1,350.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Wed 29th Sep/1st October 2025 29 Sep-01 Oct 3 days Online £1,350.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Fri 26-28 November 2025 26-28 Nov 3 days Online £1,350.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book

If you can't see the course you want listed above, don't despair! If you can muster 3 or 4 people together, it may well be worth organising an onsite course at your office (we'll provide and set up the computers), or else an online course tailored to your needs.

We don't currently have any Fast track Python courses scheduled in our London training centre. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Fast track Python course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

We don't currently have any Fast track Python courses scheduled in our Manchester training centre. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Fast track Python course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

Date(s) Date(s) Duration Venue Price Times  
Wed/Fri 29-31 January 2025 29-31 Jan 3 days Online £1,350.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Fri 26-28 March 2025 26-28 Mar 3 days Online £1,350.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Fri 28-30 May 2025 28-30 May 3 days Online £1,350.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Tue/Thu 29-31 July 2025 29-31 Jul 3 days Online £1,350.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Wed 29th Sep/1st October 2025 29 Sep-01 Oct 3 days Online £1,350.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Fri 26-28 November 2025 26-28 Nov 3 days Online £1,350.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book

If you can't see the course you want listed above, don't despair! If you can muster 3 or 4 people together, it may well be worth organising an onsite course at your office (we'll provide and set up the computers), or else an online course tailored to your needs.

About half of our courses are created bespoke for a single organisation, and either delivered onsite (usually somewhere in the UK, but we're willing to travel!) or online. For onsite courses we will usually provide and set up the necessary computers free of charge.

There are four main reasons why you might want to book tailored training like this:

  1. If you have 3 or more people, organising custom training will probably be cheaper than booking people individually onto a scheduled course.
  2. You'll be able to choose the content of any training, and be able to pause it for discussions on how you'll use software internally, or ask to take digressions.
  3. You may not be able to travel to our venues, so it might be easier to ask us to travel to you.
  4. You may not be able to make the dates of our published scheduled courses, and want to be able to choose when your training takes place.

If you'd like a quote for how much a tailored course would cost please let us know what you'd like to achieve and we'll get back to you (normally within half a working day).

What other people have said about our Python training

Here are some comments we've received about our Python training . You can see all of our 546 reviews here. We would like to sincerely thank the clients whose names are shown below for kindly agreeing to let us share their feedback.

"Excellent course, knowledgeable and engaging trainer, well paced with a good syllabus."

Edward Tunnah

Findel Education Plc

"A good introduction to Python. A very patient trainer who did a great job delivering and giving extra help when required. Many thanks."

Louise Moir

The Phoenix Group

About this Fast track Python programming course

Click on one of the tabs below to see the given information about the course.

Our three-day fast-track Python course combines topics from our two-day Introduction to Python course and our three-day Advanced Python course, and is aimed at those who are confident that they will be able to cover material quickly. Here's how the course will typically unfold:

  • you'll spend the first two days learning the theory of Python programming; then

  • the last day putting it into practice for things like scraping websites and creating and manipulating Pandas dataframes (think Excel, but witthout the glossy user interface or speed overhead)

If you find the thought of learning something for three continuous days daunting, and have a group of 3 or more people who want training, you may prefer to book a tailored course instead (in which case you can within reason choose the venue, the topics to be covered and the course dates).

Pre-requisites

You will find this course difficult if you can't tick one of the following two boxes:

  • You've a fair amount of previous programming experience (the language is not that important); or

  • You find it easy to understand nested IF functions in Excel, enjoyed maths at school or have a naturally logical mind.

What you'll need to bring

If you book on a classroom course, the only thing you need to bring to the course is ... yourself! We even provide a notepad and a suprisingly nice pen for you to take notes with.

For online training you'll need two things:

  1. A good internet connection (otherwise you'll have a frustrating time); and
  2. A second screen (a requirement, not a nice-to-have!)

You can see full details of our online course requirements here.

For classroom training, you won't need a computer - we (obviously) will provide that. However, you're welcome to use your own laptop if you prefer, providing that you have the correct software installed.

For online training you will need a computer, but you won't need to have any software installed.  This is because you'll use Windows Remote Desktop to connect to our computers using our whizzy Wordsworth online training system, and these computers will have all of the necessary files and software installed.

When you book a place

If you book a place on one of our courses:

  • For classroom courses we will send out a joining email. That's it!
  • For online courses we will get in touch to organise a half-hour pre-course check to iron out any connection problems before the course (rather than during it). We will also ask you whether you want to receive a printed copy of the course manual (and post this to you if you do).

Whatever type of course you book, we will also send you out a reminder a few days before the course is due to take place - not that (we hope) you'll have forgotten!

After the course

After the course finishes you'll receive a digital certificate proving your attendance (we will gladly send a paper copy on request also).

We don't have any formal arrangement for answering questions after the course, but if you get stuck on something and email your trainer they should (and nearly always do!) respond as quickly as their training schedule allows.

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions

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What other Python courses can I take?▼

Here is a list of all of the Python courses that we run:

Course name Days
Introduction to Python 2 days
Fast track Python (this course) 3 days
Advanced Python programming 3 days

What courses do you have related to this one?▼

You might like to consider invesigating these related courses:

Related course Days Level
Introduction to Python 2 days Introduction
Advanced Python programming 3 days Intermediate or advanced

What are your venues for your classroom Python courses?▼

We run our scheduled classroom training courses in the following venues:

Venue Details
Python training in London We run our courses in London from the LandMark offices in Bishopsgate, right in the middle of the City (and close to Liverpool Street mainline station).
Python training in Manchester We run our courses in Manchester from the Holiday Inn business centre, which is a few minutes' walk from Piccadilly station.
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