Programming Essentials in Python

The graduate of the PCAP: Programming Essentials in Python course, provided by Cisco Networking Academy® in collaboration with

OpenEDG Python Institute:

knows the universal concepts of computer programming, including variables, data structures, algorithms, control flow, functions, and exceptions;

can proficiently use the developer tools, the runtime environment, and the syntax and semantics of the Python language;

can use fundamental programming techniques, best practices, customs, and vocabulary, including the most common standard library functions in Python 3;

can write Python programs using standard language infrastructure, and knows the means by which to resolve typical implementation problems;

knows how to work with modules and packages, process text and binary files, and use generators, iterators, and closures;

understands the fundamentals of object-oriented programming (OOP) and the way they are adopted in Python.