Overview
 

Learn More Python the Hard Way LiveLessons Workshopwill show

you how to take five small software projects from concept to

completion and demonstrate Zed Shaw’s process for producing

software.

Description
 

This video shows beginners who know basic Python and shows

them how to take a concept or idea and turn it into a working piece

of software. The projects are small enough for you to complete in

one to three hours each, on your own, after watching Zed do it.

Each project will include a list of similar projects you can

complete on your own and extra challenges to further your

education.

About the Instructor
Zed A. Shawis the author of

Learn Python the Hard Wayand

Learn Ruby the Hard Way, and he is the creator of a number

of open source projects used by many companies.

Skill Level

• Beginner

 What You Will Learn

• Analyzing a concept, idea, or problem to implement in

  software

• Designing a solution based on the analysis
• Implementing the solution in the simplest way possible
• How to improve your programming skills using small toy

  projects

• How Zed approaches problems as well as other practices in the

  industry

Who Should Take This Course

• Anyone who has just started programming but feels they cannot

  take an idea and turn it into software yet.

Course Requirements

• An ability to code in Python or a similar language. The

  demonstration will be in Python, but the advice and process applies

  to any programming language.

Table of Contents
 

Introduction

Lesson 1: The Process
           

Process, Projects and How to Get Started

A Process for Beginners

Lesson 2: Find Project
           

Initial Implementation

Refining

Lesson 3: GrepProject
           

First Test Implementation

Second Test Implementation

Third Test Implementation

Final Test Implementation

Lesson 4: Web Page GeneratorProject
           

Expected Results

Initial Implementation

Using with Statements

Making Directories

Build Debugging Making Directories

Refactoring

Final Testing

Lesson 5: Web Page ServerProject
           

Initial Flask Web Application

Mapping URLs We Need

Refactor Initial URL Handlers into Modules

Initial Templates

Layout for the Templates

Forms and Editing a Post

Write the Edited Post to a File

Automated Testing for Flask

Testing Edit or POST Data

Lesson 6: Chat Client and Server
           

Researching Chat Servers

Start with an Echo Server

Turn Echo Server into Chat Server

Handling Disconnections

The Class Implements Chat

The Class Runs the Chat Server

Wrapping Up and Conclusion

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