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Using Python to Interact with the Operating System

 

LENGTH OF ACCESS: Three Months
LOCATION: Online

COURSE 2 of 6

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to manipulate files and processes on your computer’s operating system. You’ll also have learned about regular expressions, a very powerful tool for processing text files, and you’ll get practice using the Linux command line on a virtual machine. We’ll kick off by exploring how to execute Python locally, and organize and use code across different Python files. We'll also dive into Bash scripting and regular expressions -- both very powerful tools for anyone working with systems. 

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Introduction to Git and GitHub

 

LENGTH OF ACCESS: Three Months
LOCATION: Online

Course 3 of 6

In this course, you’ll learn how to keep track of the different versions of your code and configuration files using a popular version control system (VCS) called Git. We'll also go through how to set up an account with a service called GitHub so that you can create your very own remote repositories to store your code and configuration. We’ll look into basic and more advanced features, like branches and merging. We'll demonstrate how having a working knowledge of a VCS like Git can be a lifesaver in emergency situations or when debugging. 

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Crash Course on Python

 

LENGTH OF ACCESS: Three Months
LOCATION: Online

This course is designed to teach you the foundations in order to write simple programs in Python using the most common structures. No previous exposure to programming is needed. By the end of this course, you'll understand the benefits of programming in IT roles; be able to write simple programs using Python; figure out how the building blocks of programming fit together and combine all of this knowledge to solve complex programming problems.

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Configuration Management and the Cloud

 

LENGTH OF ACCESS: Three Months
LOCATION: Online

Course 5 of 6

In this course, you’ll learn how to apply automation to manage fleets of computers. You’ll understand how to automate the process for deploying new computers, keeping those machines updated, managing large-scale changes, and a lot more. Later on, you'll expand your automation skills by understanding how to use the Cloud to help scale your infrastructure. You'll check out some best practices for handling hundreds of virtual machines running in the Cloud and troubleshooting them when things don't go according to plan.

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Automating Real-World Tasks with Python

 

LENGTH OF ACCESS: Three Months
LOCATION: Online

Course 6 of 6

In the final course, we'll tie together the concepts that you’ve learned up until now. You'll tackle real-world scenarios in Qwiklabs that will challenge you to use multiple skills at once. At the end of this course, you’ll be able to take a description of a problem and use your skills to create a solution -- just like you would on the job. In your final capstone project, you'll be given a description of what your customer needs, and it will be up to you to create a program to do it!

 

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Troubleshooting and Debugging Techniques

Course 4 of 6

LENGTH OF ACCESS: Three Months
LOCATION: Online

 

In this course, we'll give you the tools to quickly identify and solve real-world problems that you might come across. We'll look at a bunch of different strategies and approaches for tackling the most common pitfalls of your code and IT infrastructure. You'll learn strategies for approaching almost any technical problem and then see how those apply to solving different real-world scenarios. We recommend that you’ve taken the prior courses in this program, or already have knowledge of Python and Linux 

 

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