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Python 3 Scripting for System Administrators

By Keith Thompson

Develop the skills you need to write effective, powerful scripts and create command line tools using Python 3.

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9 hours

54 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 3. 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 4 Lessons Getting Started 10:01

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

Course Introduction
2:43

About the Course Author
0:57

Course Features and Tools
5:02
Chapter 2 3 Lessons Environment Setup 29:05

Setting up a Cloud Server Development Environment
12:09

Installing Python 3 on CentOS 7
8:28

(Optional) Installing Python 3 on Debian/Ubuntu
8:28
Chapter 3 2 Lessons Introducing Python 15:05

History & Benefits of Python
7:10

What's the Deal with Python 3?
7:55
Chapter 4 3 Lessons Running Python 15:14

Introducing the REPL for Rapid Experimentation
3:14

Creating and Running Python Scripts
8:10

Using Comments
3:50
Chapter 5 7 Lessons Common Data Types 58:36

Strings
12:01

Numbers (int and float)
7:21

Booleans and None
4:05

Working with Variables
5:54

Lists
13:19

Tuples
5:39

Dictionaries (dicts)
10:17
Chapter 6 5 Lessons Control Flow 1:13:47

Conditionals and Comparisons
12:53

The 'while' Loop
9:22

The 'for' Loop
10:53

Logic Operations
10:39

Python 3 Scripting for System Administrators Python Basics
30:00 Quiz
Chapter 7 6 Lessons Basic Scripting 1:08:36

Reading User Input
6:57

Function Basics
6:39

Using Functions in Scripts
16:34

Using Standard Library Packages
12:39

Working with Environment Variables
6:12

Interacting with Files
19:35
Chapter 8 8 Lessons Intermediate Scripting 1:18:08

Parsing Command Line Parameters
5:40

Robust CLIs with 'argparse' - Part 1
13:57

Robust CLIs with 'argparse' - Part 2
7:08

Handling Errors with try/except/else/finally
9:13

Exit Statuses
3:12

Execute Shell Commands from Python
12:47

Advanced Iteration with List Comprehensions
11:11

Python 3 Scripting for System Administrators Scripting and I/O
15:00 Quiz
Chapter 9 3 Lessons Useful Standard Library Packages 44:50

random & json
11:54

shutil & glob
16:57

re & math
15:59
Chapter 10 4 Lessons Using Pip and Virtualenv 43:44

Installing Third-Party Packages Using 'pip'
9:03

Virtualenv
5:07

Using Third-Party Packages in Your Scripts
14:34

Python 3 Scripting for System Administrators Python Packages and Dependencies
15:00 Quiz
Chapter 11 3 Lessons Planning & Project Structure 37:25

Examining the Problem & Prep Work
8:04

Planning Through Documentation
15:19

Initial Project Layout
14:02
Chapter 12 6 Lessons Implementing Features with Test Driven Development 1:22:46

Introduction to TDD and First Tests
14:23

Implementing CLI Guided By Tests
22:54

Introduction to Mocking in Tests
12:04

Implementing PostgreSQL Interaction
11:27

Implementing Local File Storage
8:54

Implementing AWS Interaction
13:04
Chapter 13 3 Lessons Integrating Features and Distributing the Project 40:23

Wiring the Units Together
18:38

Building and Sharing a Wheel Distribution
6:45

Python 3 Scripting for System Administrators Python Projects Testing Distribution
15:00 Quiz
Chapter 14 1 Lesson Final Steps 1:13

What's Next?
1:13

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Python 3 Scripting for System Administrators

About the course

An Important Note About A Cloud Guru and Linux Academy Courses

Course Introduction

About the Course Author

Course Features and Tools

Setting up a Cloud Server Development Environment

Installing Python 3 on CentOS 7

(Optional) Installing Python 3 on Debian/Ubuntu

History & Benefits of Python

What's the Deal with Python 3?

Introducing the REPL for Rapid Experimentation

Creating and Running Python Scripts

Using Comments

Strings

Numbers (int and float)

Booleans and None

Working with Variables

Lists

Tuples

Dictionaries (dicts)

Conditionals and Comparisons

The 'while' Loop

The 'for' Loop

Logic Operations

Python 3 Scripting for System Administrators Python Basics

Reading User Input

Function Basics

Using Functions in Scripts

Using Standard Library Packages

Working with Environment Variables

Interacting with Files

Parsing Command Line Parameters

Robust CLIs with 'argparse' - Part 1

Robust CLIs with 'argparse' - Part 2

Handling Errors with try/except/else/finally

Exit Statuses

Execute Shell Commands from Python

Advanced Iteration with List Comprehensions

Python 3 Scripting for System Administrators Scripting and I/O

random & json

shutil & glob

re & math

Installing Third-Party Packages Using 'pip'

Virtualenv

Using Third-Party Packages in Your Scripts

Python 3 Scripting for System Administrators Python Packages and Dependencies

Examining the Problem & Prep Work

Planning Through Documentation

Initial Project Layout

Introduction to TDD and First Tests

Implementing CLI Guided By Tests

Introduction to Mocking in Tests

Implementing PostgreSQL Interaction

Implementing Local File Storage

Implementing AWS Interaction

Wiring the Units Together

Building and Sharing a Wheel Distribution

Python 3 Scripting for System Administrators Python Projects Testing Distribution

What's Next?

Practice alongside courses in Cloud Playground

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