IT Specialist Python

Gain hands-on experience in Python with uCertify’s course IT Specialist Python. The course contains interactive lessons, practice tests, knowledge checks, quizzes, flashcards, glossaries, and live labs to comprehensively cover the ITSPC exam objectives. It equips the candidates with all the skills required to pass the ITSPC Python exam.

Here’s what you will get

The Information Technology Specialist program validates the candidates for entry-level IT skills that employers look for. The ITSPC Python program verifies the candidate’s knowledge of Python Operations using Data Types and Operators, Flow Control with Decisions and Loops, Input and Output Operations, Code Documentation and Structure, Troubleshooting and Error Handling, and Operations using Modules and Tools. They should demonstrate foundational skills in recognizing, writing, and debugging Python code that will logically solve a problem.

Lessons

12+ Lessons | 40+ Exercises | 50+ Quizzes | 138+ Flashcards | 138+ Glossary of terms

TestPrep

60+ Pre Assessment Questions | 2+ Full Length Tests | 66+ Post Assessment Questions | 132+ Practice Test Questions

Video Lessons

31+ Videos | 02:02+ Hours

Lessons 1: Introduction

• About the Course
• Learning Objectives
• Audience
• Approach
• Minimum Hardware Requirements
• Software Requirements
• Conventions
• Installation

Lessons 2: Introducing Python

• Introduction
• Working with the Python Interactive Shell
• Writing and Running Simple Scripts
• Variables
• User Input, Comments, and Indentations
• Summary

Lessons 3: Data Types

• Introduction
• Numerical Data
• Strings
• Lists
• Booleans
• Summary

Lessons 4: Control Statements

• Introduction
• Control Statements
• The if Statement
• The while Statement
• while Versus if
• Loops
• The for Loop
• The range Function
• Nesting Loops
• Breaking Out of Loops
• Summary

Lessons 5: Functions

• Introduction
• Built-In Functions
• User-Defined Functions
• Function Arguments
• Anonymous Functions
• Summary

Lessons 6: Lists and Tuples

• Introduction
• List Syntax
• List Methods
• List Comprehensions
• Tuple Syntax
• Accessing Tuple Elements
• Accessing Tuple Elements
• Tuple Methods
• Summary

Lessons 7: Dictionaries and Sets

• Introduction
• Working with Dictionaries
• Additional Dictionary Attributes
• Ordered Dictionaries
• The Basics of Sets
• Set Operations
• Frozen Sets
• Summary

Lessons 8: Object-Oriented Programming

• Introduction
• A First Look at OOP
• OOP in Python
• Methods in a Class
• Class Versus Instance Attributes
• Class Versus Instance Methods
• Class Inheritance
• Multiple Inheritance
• Summary

Lessons 9: Modules, Packages, and File Operations

• Introduction
• Defining Modules
• Imports and Import Statements
• Modules and Packages
• File Operations
• The file Object
• Reading and Writing to Files
• Handling Structured Data
• Summary

Lessons 10: Error Handling

• Introduction
• Built-In Exceptions
• Handling Errors and Exceptions
• Custom Exceptions
• Summary

Appendix: PCAP Exam Objective

Appendix: PCEP-30-01 Exam Objective

Hands-on LAB Activities (Performance Labs)

Introducing Python

• Using the print Method
• Displaying a Statement Multiple Times
• Using Variable Assignment
• Using Variables and Assigning Statements
• Displaying the Multiplication Table

Data Types

• Using Arithmetic Operators
• Performing String Slicing Tasks
• Working with Strings
• Manipulating Strings Using the strip Method
• Working with Lists
• Using Boolean Operators

Control Statements

• Working with the if Statement
• Working with the while Statement
• Using the for Loop and the range Function
• Using Nested Loops

Functions

• Working with Function Arguments
• Using Lambda Functions

Lists and Tuples

• Using List Methods
• Using Tuple Methods

Dictionaries and Sets

• Arranging and Presenting Data Using Dictionaries
• Combining Dictionaries
• Creating Intersections of Elements in a Collection

Object-Oriented Programming

• Defining Methods in a Class
• Creating Class Attributes
• Creating Class Methods and Using Information Hiding
• Overriding Methods
• Implementing Multiple Inheritance

Modules, Packages, and File Operations

• Using Resources in a Module

Error Handling

• Identifying Error Scenarios
• Handling Errors
• Creating the Custom Exception Class