Target Audience

• Complete beginners
• Adults undergoing career transition
• Non-technical audiences

Learning Objectives

• Write simple and structured Python scripts
• Automate basic tasks
• Read and write files (text, CSV)
• Master control structures and collections
• Understand and apply Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts
• Create and query a SQLite database using Python

Prerequisites

• No prior programming knowledge required
• Basic familiarity with computers (navigating folders, using a text editor)

Teaching Methods

• Combination of theory (40%) and practice (60%)
• Live demonstrations by the instructor
• Progressive exercises and guided practical work
• Integrative mini-projects at the end of each day
• Course materials provided to participants (digital version)

Target Certification: RS6701 – Python Programming Language – CPF eligible

Detailed Program

DAY 1 — Introduction to Python and First Programs

• Introduction to Python: history, philosophy, and business use cases
• Environment setup: Python, VS Code, useful extensions
• First script: print(), comments, running a program
• Variables and data types: int, float, str, bool
• Operators: arithmetic, comparison, and logical operators
• User input: input() and type conversion
• Best practices: variable naming, PEP8 conventions

■ Practical exercises:
→ Lab 1: Simple calculator (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
→ Lab 2: Unit conversion program (km/miles, €/$, °C/°F)
→ Lab 3: Interactive quiz with final score

DAY 2 — Control Structures and Collections

• Conditions: if, elif, else — syntax and indentation
• Nested conditions: logical operators (and, or, not)
• For loop: iterating over sequences, range() function
• While loop: use cases, stopping conditions, infinite loop risks
• Statements: break, continue, and else in loops
• Lists: creation, indexing, slicing, main methods
• Tuples: differences compared to lists
• Dictionaries: key/value pairs, access, modification, iteration

■ Practical exercises:
→ Lab 1: Guess the number game with hints
→ Lab 2: Shopping list manager (add, delete, display)
→ Lab 3: Mini phone directory using dictionaries

DAY 3 — Functions, Files, and Introduction to OOP

• Defining functions: def, parameters, return values
• Variable scope: local vs global
• Default parameters: named arguments, *args, **kwargs
• Reading text files: open(), read(), readlines()
• Writing files: write(), 'w' and 'a' modes
• CSV files: manipulation using the csv module
• Error handling: try/except, common exception types
• Why OOP? Limitations of procedural programming
• First concepts: class, object, attribute, method
• Creating your first class: class keyword, __init__(), self

■ Practical exercises:
→ Lab 1: Utility function library (calculations, conversions)
→ Lab 2: First Contact class with attributes and display() method
→ Lab 3 (Mini-project): Complete contact manager — OOP version

DAY 4 — Advanced OOP and SQLite Databases

• Inheritance: parent and child classes, method overriding, super()
• Special methods: __str__, __repr__, __eq__, __lt__
• Encapsulation: protected attributes, properties using@property

Assessment

• Initial assessment quiz at the beginning of the training
• Continuous assessment through practical exercises
• Certificate of completion issued
• ENI-PYTHON certification exam at the end of the training (90 minutes)