Courses Completed this week: April 15,2021

Using Python to Interact with the Operating System

Using Python to Interact with the Operating System

This is the second course of the Google IT Automation Using Python.

• This course starts out by giving you a short revision on your Python basics.
• Then we dive into managing files using Python. We learn how to open files, read and append them.
• After getting a good grip on managing files, we are introduced to the world of regular expressions.
• Next we learn about testing done on codes. This is week 5 of the course where we are introduced to all the tests in Python.
• Week 6 is on Bash scripting. Here we learn the basic Linux commands and also talk about bash versus Python.
• Week 7 is the final project where we put everything we have learnt into a real world project. This is carried out on Google Qwiklabs.
• The course is divided into 7 parts, each having a valuable lesson.
• The total duration of the course is 31 hrs.

My Takeaways :

(1) This course has increased my Python skill-set in aspect of accessing and controlling files.

(2) Learnt how Python Code is tested.

(3) I was introduced to the world of bash scripting followed by Python versus bash scripting.

(4) The final project helped me use my skills on a real life project.