PCAP™ - Python Developer Course in UK
Globally recognised training program
35 hours of Instructor-led training
11-course modules designed by industry experts
Flexible learning options for individuals & groups
Prepare for the PCAP™ exam with confidence
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Overview
What you will learn:
- Prepares professionals for the PCAP™ certification exam
- Builds real-world skills with case studies & hands-on activities
- Teaches control flow, data structures, and object-oriented programming
- Strengthens knowledge of Python functions, modules, & libraries
- Includes mock tests & career support for job readiness
- Trains for roles in Data Science, Software Engineering, and AI/ML
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Curriculum
- •Fundamental concepts: interpreting and the interpreter, compilation and the compiler, language elements, lexis, syntax and semantics, Python keywords, instructions, indenting
- •Literals: Boolean, integer, floating-point numbers, scientific notation, strings
- •Comments
- •The print() function
- •The input() function
- •Numeral systems (binary, octal, decimal, hexadecimal)
- •Numeric operators: ** * / % // + –
- •String operators: * +
- •Assignments and shortcut operator
- •Objectives covered by the block (6 exam items)
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Operators: unary and binary, priorities and binding
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Bitwise operators: ~ & ^ | << >>
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Boolean operators: not and or
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Boolean expressions
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Relational operators ( == != > >= < <= ), building complex Boolean expressions
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Accuracy of floating-point numbers
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Basic input and output operations using the input(), print(), int(), float(), str(), len() functions
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Formatting print() output with end= and sep= arguments
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Typecasting
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Basic calculations
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Simple strings: constructing, assigning, indexing, immutability
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- •Conditional statements: if, if-else, if-elif, if-elif-else
- •Multiple conditional statements
- •The pass instruction
- •Building loops: while, for, range(), in
- •Iterating through sequences
- •Expanding loops: while-else, for-else
- •Nesting loops and conditional statements
- •Controlling loop execution: break, continue
- •Simple lists: constructing vectors, indexing, and slicing, the len() function
- •Lists in detail: indexing, slicing, basic methods (append(), insert(), index()) and functions (len(), sorted(), etc.), del instruction, iterating lists with the for loop, initializing, in and not in operators, list comprehension, copying, and cloning
- •Lists in lists: matrices and cubes
- •Tuples: indexing, slicing, building, immutability
- •Tuples vs. lists: similarities and differences, lists inside tuples and tuples inside lists
- •Dictionaries: building, indexing, adding and removing keys, iterating through dictionaries as well as their keys and values, checking key existence, keys(), items(), and values() methods
- •Strings in detail: escaping using the \ character, quotes, and apostrophes inside strings, multi-line strings, and basic string functions
- •Defining and invoking your own functions and generators
- •Return and Yield keywords
- •Returning results
- •None keyword
- •Recursion
- •Parameters vs. arguments
- •Positional keyword and mixed argument passing
- •Default parameter values
- •Converting generator objects into lists using the list() function
- •Name scopes, name hiding (shadowing), the global keyword
- •Import variants; advanced qualifying for nested modules
- •Dir(); sys. path variable
- •Math: ceil(), floor(), trunc(), factorial(), hypot(), sqrt(); random: random(), seed(), choice(), sample()
- •Platform: platform(), machine(), processor(), system(), version(), python_implementation(), python_version_tuple()
- •Idea, __pycache__, __name__, public variables, __init__.py
- •Searching for modules/packages; nested packages vs directory tree
- •Except, except:-except; except:-else:, except (e1,e2)
- •The hierarchy of exceptions
- •Raise, raise ex, assert
- •Event classes, except E as e, arg property
- •Self-defined exceptions, defining and using
- •ASCII, UNICODE, UTF-8, codepoints, escape sequences
- •Ord(), chr(), literals
- •Indexing, slicing, immutability
- •Iterating through,
- •Concatenating, multiplying, comparing (against strings and numbers)
- •In, not in
- •.isxxx(), .join(), .split()
- •.sort(), sorted(), .index(), .find(), .rfind()
- •Instance vs class variables: declaring, initializing
- •__dict__ property (objects vs classes)
- •Private components (instance vs classes)
- •Name mangling
- •Methods: declaring, using, self parameter
- •Introspection: hasattr() (objects vs classes), __name__, __module__, __bases__ properties
- •Inheritance: single, multiple, isinstance(), overriding, not is and is operators
- •Inheritance: single, multiple, isinstance(), overriding, not is and is operators
- •Constructors: declaring and invoking
- •Polymorphism
- •__name__, __module__, __bases__ properties, __str__() method
- •Multiple inheritance, diamonds
- •List comprehension: if operator, using list comprehensions
- •Lambdas: defining and using lambdas, self-defined functions taking lambda as arguments; map(), filter();
- •Closures: meaning, defining, and using closures
- •I/O Operations: I/O modes, predefined streams, handles; text/binary modes
- •open(), errno and its values; close()
- •.read(), .write(), .readline(); readlines() (along with bytearray())
- •Defining your own classes, superclasses, subclasses, inheritance, searching for missing class components, creating objects
- •Class attributes: class variables and instance variables, defining, adding and removing attributes, explicit constructor invocation
- •Class methods: defining and using, the self-parameter meaning and usage
- •Inheritance and overriding, finding class/object components
- •Single inheritance vs. multiple inheritances
- •Name mangling
- •Invoking methods, passing and using the self-argument/parameter
- •The __init__ method
- •The role of the __str__ method
- •Introspection: __dict__, __name__, __module__, __bases__ properties, examining class/object structure
- •Writing and using constructors
- •Hasattr(), type(), issubclass(), isinstance(), super() functions
- •Using predefined exceptions and defining your own ones
- •The try-except-else-finally block, the raise statement, the except-as variant
- •Exceptions hierarchy, assigning more than one exception to one except branch
- •Adding your own exceptions to an existing hierarchy
- •Assertions
- •The anatomy of an exception object
- •Input/output basics: opening files with the open() function, stream objects, binary vs. text files, newline character translation, reading and writing files, bytearray objects
- •Read(), readinto(), readline(), write(), close() methods
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Learning Outcomes
Upon finishing the training, you will master:
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Grasp key programming basics like syntax, lexis, semantics, literals, keywords, & input/output functions
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Perform operations using data types, operators, & apply type casting for strings, numbers, & Boolean values
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Control program flow with loops, conditionals, & nested statements
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Work with lists, tuples, & dictionaries, and apply string methods & list comprehensions
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Use functions with parameters, recursion, & convert generators into lists
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Apply built-in modules and understand module paths for efficient coding practices
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Frequently asked questions
The Python Developer course in UK is all about learning coding using Python. You will learn things like variables, loops, functions, and object-oriented programming. The course also includes practical activities, real examples, and mock tests to help you apply what you learn. This will prepare professionals for jobs and certification exams like PCAP™.
Our Python Developer Certification in UK is divided into 11 modules covering the following major topics:
- Basic Concepts
- Data Types, Evaluations, and Basic I/O Operations
- Control Flow – Loops and Conditional Blocks
- Data Collections – Lists, Tuples, and Dictionaries
- Functions
- Modules and Packages
- Exceptions
- Strings
- Object-Oriented Programming
- Miscellaneous (List Comprehensions, Lambdas, Closures, and I/O Operations)
- Classes, Objects, and Exceptions
This course is delivered through various flexible modes, including:
- Classroom-based group learning
- One-on-one training sessions
- Live online sessions
We will offer a complete refund if you want to discontinue the course post-registration. However, a written refund request must be submitted within two days of the initial registration date. If accepted, the refund will be processed within four weeks from the withdrawal request date.
This engaging Python Developer course in UK offers professionals an interactive learning experience. Professionals will learn Python through case studies, group discussions, Q&A sessions, and dedicated doubt-clearing sessions. Practical activities will help professionals grasp complex concepts easily.
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