Python for Serverless Applications and Automation on AWS

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Python for Serverless Applications and Automation on AWS

This course is part of AWS Cloud Support Associate Professional Certificate

Instructors: Russell Sayers +1 more

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Beginner level

No prior experience required

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

25 reviews

Beginner level

No prior experience required

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Introductory level Python programming and Python packages
Explain the different roles in an organization building software

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud API
Category: IT Automation
Category: Databases
Category: Software Development
Category: API Gateway
Category: Cloud-Based Integration
Category: Scripting
Category: Application Development
Category: Systems Architecture
Category: Service Oriented Architecture
Category: Software Architecture
Category: Serverless Computing
Category: Microservices

Tools you'll learn

Category: Application Frameworks
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Python Programming
Category: Database Systems
Category: Middleware
Category: Amazon Web Services
Category: Amazon DynamoDB

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Assessments

7 assignments

Taught in English

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This course is part of the AWS Cloud Support Associate Professional Certificate

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course gives you a thorough introduction to the python programming language. You'll start by learning the definition of python, its history, semantics, and how it works. The first week concludes by writing a python script to solve a problem. In Week 2, you'll learn about Serverless Architectures and understand the differences between microservices, service-oriented and monolith architectures. You'll build a microservices architecture by learning how to use the following tools: AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, and Cloud9. It's then time to go deep with AWS Databases. You'll see Amazon RDS and Amazon DynamoDB in action, visualizing the important role they play in developing applications in python. The course's final week will cover application integration services. Amazon's Simple Notification Service (SQS), Simple Queue Service (SQS), and EventBridge take center stage as important “glue” components for scalable, cloud-based applications. You'll close the course with a hands-on project, writing some code to use some hardcoded data to write to dynamodb and then convert that into a lambda function.

This module starts with how to develop applications in a team. An application engineer doesn’t work alone, and you learn how an engineer interacts with roles such as architects, product managers, quality assurance (QA), support, and DevOps teams. Next, you learn the basics of Python programming. The goal is to get you to the level where you can read and understand some basic Python code. If you already know a programming language, many of the features of Python will look similar to the programming languages you already know.

What's included

12 videos10 readings2 assignments2 plugins

12 videosTotal 65 minutes

Welcome to the course4 minutes
Developing in a team5 minutes
Module 1 Introduction5 minutes
Python Hello World5 minutes
Python Variables and Types4 minutes
Python Conditionals9 minutes
Python Functions9 minutes
Python Lists and Dictionaries7 minutes
Python Loops5 minutes
Putting it all together6 minutes
Python Packages5 minutes
Module 1 Wrap Up3 minutes

10 readingsTotal 59 minutes

Course roadmap5 minutes
Copy of Welcome to the course2 minutes
Pre-Course Survey1 minute
Getting started with Python10 minutes
Variables and Conditionals5 minutes
Functions, lists, and dictionaries10 minutes
Putting it all together10 minutes
Python Hands On10 minutes
Glossary5 minutes
Mid-Course Survey1 minute

2 assignmentsTotal 40 minutes

Software Industry Roles10 minutes
Python Quiz30 minutes

2 pluginsTotal 30 minutes

Pre-Course Survey15 minutes
Mid-Course Survey15 minutes

This module focuses on software architecture. You learn about AWS Lambda as a home for your application code. You also investigate three different types of application architecture: microservices architecture, monolithic architecture, and service-oriented architecture. You walk through a conceptual ecommerce application, and compare how to build an application based on each architecture type. Next, you learn how to expose your application logic as an application programming interface (API). In a lab environment, you deploy a Lambda function and an Amazon API Gateway API by using the AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM).

What's included

7 videos2 readings1 assignment1 app item

7 videosTotal 43 minutes

Module 2 Introduction2 minutes
Microservice applications vs service oriented vs monolith8 minutes
AWS Lambda foundational concepts8 minutes
Building AWS Lambda functions10 minutes
Host APIs with Amazon API Gateway8 minutes
Working with AWS services using the AWS SDK5 minutes
Module 2 wrap up2 minutes

2 readingsTotal 15 minutes

AWS Lambda and Amazon API Gateway10 minutes
Downloadable: Architecture Diagram5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 1 minute

Ready for the lab?1 minute

1 app itemTotal 60 minutes

Lab: Building a Serverless API60 minutes

In this module, you learn about using a database for your application data. You explore both relational databases with Amazon Relational Database service (Amazon RDS), and NoSQL databases with Amazon DynamoDB. You learn about the differences between relational databases and NoSQL databases, and when you would choose one type of database instead of the other. You also explore different examples of how to access relational databases and DynamoDB from a Python application.

What's included

6 videos1 reading1 assignment1 app item

6 videosTotal 27 minutes

Module 3 Introduction1 minute
Introduction to Amazon Relational Database9 minutes
Integrating Amazon RDS7 minutes
Introduction to Amazon DynamoDB5 minutes
Integrating Amazon DynamoDB3 minutes
Module 3 Wrap up1 minute

1 readingTotal 5 minutes

Amazon RDS and Amazon DynamoDB5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 1 minute

Ready for the lab?1 minute

1 app itemTotal 60 minutes

Lab: Integrating Amazon DynamoDB60 minutes

This module introduces you to the idea of using python for automating tasks related to IT support and operations. It’s common to automate repeatable tasks with python scripts, and you’ll explore specific scenarios for automation with python as well as hosting automation scripts using AWS services like AWS Systems Manager. You will see an example of creating an AWS Lambda function hosting a python script that will be used in an AWS Systems Manager Automation runbook. This module will give you a better idea of how to use python to automate tasks and processes.

What's included

7 videos3 readings3 assignments2 app items1 plugin

7 videosTotal 28 minutes

Module 4 Introduction1 minute
Python for Automation6 minutes
AWS Systems Manager Automation Documents9 minutes
Writing an Automation Document (Part 1)7 minutes
Writing an Automation Document (Part 2)2 minutes
Module 4 Wrap Up1 minute
Graded Project1 minute

3 readingsTotal 8 minutes

AWS Systems Manager and Automation with Python5 minutes
Introduction to Lab2 minutes
Post-Course Survey1 minute

3 assignmentsTotal 17 minutes

Ready for the lab?1 minute
Final Assessment15 minutes
Ready for the lab?1 minute

2 app itemsTotal 120 minutes

Lab: Using the AWS Systems Manager Run Command for Automation60 minutes
Lab: Python Challenge60 minutes

1 pluginTotal 15 minutes

Post-Course Survey15 minutes

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