Object-Oriented Programming.

Chapter 1: Advanced Python

In the introductory chapter, you will review the most important content from the previous module before learning a series of concepts that will catapult you to the next level of Python programming. You will take another in-depth look at function definition and learn about default values, type hints and assert statements. You will then be able to use functions even better as tools for your projects.</p

In addition, you will cover the terms list comprehension and dictionary comprehension for the efficient creation of lists and dictionaries. At the end of the chapter, you will learn how to adapt your code to the industry standard PEP8 using layout and structure.

Chapter 2: OOP Basics

In the second chapter, you will use simple examples to learn what OOP is, which program principles are based on it and which conclusions you can draw from it. In the main part of the chapter, you will explore how classes and attributes are defined and used. You will use examples to examine instance methods as well as their use and definition with method chaining.

You will learn what the self keyword is and how to distinguish debugging from class definitions. Finally, you will test your previous knowledge in an interactive intermediate project and repeat the exercises from the chapter.

Chapter 3: Inheritance and Composition

In the third chapter, you will learn what inheritance and composition are and how to use these concepts in use cases. In addition to simple inheritance, you will also learn more advanced methods such as the inheritance hierarchy and multiple inheritance. You will practice in-depth inheritance methods that are used to reuse data from parent to child classes and compensate for data loss.

Finally, we will provide you with the most important best practices for unit tests to detect errors in your code before your users find them.

Chapter 4: Advanced OOP

In the fourth chapter, you will cover advanced concepts of object-oriented programming that will accompany you in your everyday work. You will study how programs and modules differ and what role __main__ plays in this. You will also learn what Decorators are and how to use Property Decorators optimally. You will look at static and class methods and which special methods and class representations can be used with __str__() and __repr__().

Building on this, you will learn about the display options of Operator Overloading and other important methods from the Python Standard Library and then apply what you have learned in a company-relevant intermediate project.

Chapter 5: OOP Applications

In the fifth chapter, you will put your knowledge to the test in two larger projects that represent classic use cases of object-oriented programming. In the first project, you will build your own interface to a popular Data Science library, which enables further possible uses for machine learning and data or text analysis.

The second project deals with programming your own blockchain, where you will learn more about the underlying concepts. At the end of Module 2, you will be equipped to apply OOP in the corporate world.

Final Project

As part of the final exam, you will consolidate the content you have learned from the Python Basics and Object-Oriented Programming modules and independently program a password manager. To do this, you will set up a programming environment and use a terminal to fill your file with data records that create a set of rules that configure the password manager.