PCAP: Python OOP and Code Streamlining

PCAP: Python OOP and Code Streamlining

This course is part of Certified Associate in Python Programming (PCAP) Specialization

Instructor: Bill Rosenthal

Access provided by Tallinn University of Technology

3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

6 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

6 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Structure robust object-oriented programs by defining custom classes, instance methods, public interfaces, and property decorators.
Resolve complex inheritance hierarchies, multi-inheritance structures, the diamond problem, and super function bindings through polymorphism.
Streamline logic and scope using functional programming patterns like nested list comprehensions, lambda functions, and closures.
Data files for this course are provided in the first course of this specialization, "PCAP: Python Input, Output, and String Handling".

Skills you'll gain

Tools you'll learn

Python Programming

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Assessments

1 assignment

Taught in English

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This course is part of the Certified Associate in Python Programming (PCAP) Specialization

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There are 3 modules in this course

In this course, you'll continue developing your Python skills by implementing object-oriented design through classes. You'll also streamline code logic and scope by using list comprehensions, lambda functions, and closures.

There are many ways you can approach writing an application to perform the processing tasks that you need. The object-oriented programming approach offers many benefits. In this lesson, you will use an object-oriented approach to write an application in Python®.

What's included

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Classes are a great tool for extending and enhancing the functionality of your program at a high level, but you should also focus on improving some of the lower-level logic that you've written. There are several ways to streamline your code that you'll implement in this lesson.