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Python 2.7 Scripting for System Administrators

By Keith Thompson

Develop the skills you need to write effective, powerful scripts and create command line tools using Python 2.7.

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7 hours

49 Lessons
4 Course Quizzes

About the course

In this course, you will develop the skills you need to write effective and powerful scripts and tools using Python. We will go through the necessary features of the Python language to be able to leverage its additional benefits in writing scripts and creating command line tools (data types, loops, conditionals, functions, error handling, and more). Beyond the language itself, you will go through the full development process including project setup, planning, and automated testing to build two different command line tools.

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Chapter 1 6 Lessons Introduction 26:11

An Important Note About A Cloud Guru and Linux Academy Courses
1:19

Continue If You're Interested in Python 2
0:28

About the Course Author
1:59

Course Tools
7:19

Syllabus
6:43

Setting Up a Cloud Server Development Environment
8:23
Chapter 2 2 Lessons Introducing Python 12:00

History and Benefits of Python
6:21

What's the Deal with Python 3?
5:39
Chapter 3 12 Lessons Just Enough Python 1:33:21

Introducing the REPL for Rapid Experimentation
1:53

Creating and Running Python Scripts
2:13

Using Comments in Python
1:51

Data Types - Strings and Numbers
9:14

Data Types - Booleans and None
2:34

Working with Variables
2:57

Lists and Tuples
13:08

Dictionaries (dicts)
6:59

Control Flow - Conditionals and Comparisons
7:22

Control Flow - Loops
8:31

Control Flow - Logic Operations
6:39

Python 2.7 Scripting For System Administrators Python Basics
30:00 Quiz
Chapter 4 14 Lessons Scripting with Python 2:27:43

Reading User Input
4:53

Encapsulating Behavior Using Functions
12:47

Using Standard Library Packages
8:05

Working with Environment Variables
4:52

Interacting with Files
7:14

Parsing Command Line Parameters
15:59

Handling Errors with try/except/else/finally
10:12

Execute Shell Commands from Within Python
8:21

Exit Statuses
2:26

Advanced Iteration with List Comprehensions
7:48

Standard Library: random & json
10:17

Standard Library: shutil & glob
12:26

Standard Library: re & math
12:23

Python 2.7 Scripting For System Administrators Python Scripting and IO
30:00 Quiz
Chapter 5 5 Lessons Third Party Packages 38:29

Installing 'pip' to Manage Python Packages
3:45

Installing Third-Party Packages Using 'pip'
7:31

Virtualenv
4:38

Using Third-Party Code in Your Scripts
7:35

Python 2.7 Scripting For System Administrators Python Packages and Dependencies
15:00 Quiz
Chapter 6 13 Lessons Creating a Larger Scripting Project 2:19:17

Examining the Problem and Planning
8:53

Structuring the Project
13:28

Test Driving the Command Line Parser (Part 1)
20:32

Test Driving the Command Line Parser (Part 2)
9:38

Implementing PostgreSQL Interaction
15:40

Implementing Local File Storage
4:58

Implementing S3 Storage
8:59

Wiring the Units Together
15:01

Building and Sharing a Wheel Distribution
6:44

Installing Python 3 on CentOS 7
3:41

(Optional) Installing Python 3 on Debian
4:13

Testing Against Python 2 and Python 3
12:30

Scripting For System Administrators Python Projects Testing and Distribution
15:00 Quiz
Chapter 7 1 Lesson Conclusion 1:24

Thank You and Next Steps
1:24

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Python 2.7 Scripting for System Administrators

About the course

An Important Note About A Cloud Guru and Linux Academy Courses

Continue If You're Interested in Python 2

About the Course Author

Course Tools

Syllabus

Setting Up a Cloud Server Development Environment

History and Benefits of Python

What's the Deal with Python 3?

Introducing the REPL for Rapid Experimentation

Creating and Running Python Scripts

Using Comments in Python

Data Types - Strings and Numbers

Data Types - Booleans and None

Working with Variables

Lists and Tuples

Dictionaries (dicts)

Control Flow - Conditionals and Comparisons

Control Flow - Loops

Control Flow - Logic Operations

Python 2.7 Scripting For System Administrators Python Basics

Reading User Input

Encapsulating Behavior Using Functions

Using Standard Library Packages

Working with Environment Variables

Interacting with Files

Parsing Command Line Parameters

Handling Errors with try/except/else/finally

Execute Shell Commands from Within Python

Exit Statuses

Advanced Iteration with List Comprehensions

Standard Library: random & json

Standard Library: shutil & glob

Standard Library: re & math

Python 2.7 Scripting For System Administrators Python Scripting and IO

Installing 'pip' to Manage Python Packages

Installing Third-Party Packages Using 'pip'

Virtualenv

Using Third-Party Code in Your Scripts

Python 2.7 Scripting For System Administrators Python Packages and Dependencies

Examining the Problem and Planning

Structuring the Project

Test Driving the Command Line Parser (Part 1)

Test Driving the Command Line Parser (Part 2)

Implementing PostgreSQL Interaction

Implementing Local File Storage

Implementing S3 Storage

Wiring the Units Together

Building and Sharing a Wheel Distribution

Installing Python 3 on CentOS 7

(Optional) Installing Python 3 on Debian

Testing Against Python 2 and Python 3

Scripting For System Administrators Python Projects Testing and Distribution

Thank You and Next Steps

Practice alongside courses in Cloud Playground

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