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Python Programming for Automation

Master Python fundamentals and test-driven development for platform engineering automation

720 minutes
Platform Engineering Bootcamp
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Lab Overview

Learn Python programming with a focus on automation and infrastructure management. This lab uses test-driven development (TDD) to teach Python fundamentals, object-oriented programming, error handling, and file I/O. You'll implement functions to pass pre-written tests, building practical skills for platform automation tasks.

What You'll Learn

Master Python data structures (lists, dicts, sets, tuples)

Write functions with proper error handling

Implement object-oriented programming patterns

Use pytest for test-driven development

Apply Python to platform automation scenarios

Handle exceptions and edge cases effectively

Write clean, Pythonic, production-ready code

Prerequisites

Basic programming concepts

Command line familiarity

Understanding of testing concepts

Technologies Covered

pythonautomationtddtestingpytestplatform-engineering

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