Transition from C# to Python

Course details

Expanding your C# knowledge to include Python gives you a competitive advantage in the job marketplace. In this course, Joe Marini helps you translate your knowledge into the Python language. Python and C# share many similarities but are different in important ways. Joe explains the difference between C# and Python comment syntax. Python’s conditional statements and loop control statements are somewhat limited compared to C#. Joe walks you through the differences. Functions are a basic part of most programming languages. Joe shows you how several important functions work in Python. Python supports class definitions, single and multiple inheritance, abstract classes, and custom functionality. Joe compares and contrasts these with C# functionality. Joe shows you how to build and work with Python arrays of various data types, how to declare and use dictionaries in Python, and how to use iterators in Python. In conclusion, Joe discusses common operations like strings and exceptions.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - From C# to Python
02 - What you should know
03 - Getting set up
04 - Comparing C# and Python

1. Basic Language Constructs

05 - A tale of two Hello Worlds
06 - Comments and DocStrings
07 - Variables and data types
08 - Conditional statements
09 - Loops
10 - Challenge - Language constructs
11 - Solution - Language constructs

2. Functions

12 - Defining and calling functions
13 - Named and default parameters
14 - Keyword-only parameters
15 - Lambda functions

3. Classes and Objects

16 - Defining classes and methods
17 - Inheritance
18 - Abstract classes
19 - Interfaces
20 - Magic methods and properties

4. Collections

21 - Arrays and lists
22 - Dictionaries
23 - Iterators

5. Common Operations

24 - Built-in functions
25 - Strings
26 - Exceptions
27 - Scope blocks
28 - Challenge - Pig Latin
29 - Solution - Pig Latin

Conclusion

30 - Conclusion