Programming 2 - Linux & Python Project
A comprehensive second-semester programming course covering Linux and command-line development
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Students will master the Linux command line and build their first real-world Python application: a script that analyzes and generates a report of the metrics surrounding the text of a given book.
Linux & Terminal Skills
- Navigate and control Linux/Unix systems
- Use command-line tools professionally
- Manage files, permissions, and packages
- Master shells, pipes, and I/O redirection
Real Development Skills
- Set up real development environments
- Build a complete CLI application
- Work with local files and data analysis
- Apply Python skills to practical projects
Flexible Semester Planning
Flexible pacing designed to fit your academic calendar, and easily customized to your needs
| Weeks | Topics | Part | Chapters | Lessons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | The Command Line | Linux | 1 | 7 |
| 3-5 | Filesystems | Linux | 2 | 16 |
| 6-7 | Programs | Linux | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Input/Output | Linux | 4 | 9 |
| 9-10 | Local CLI | Linux | 5 | 11 |
| 11 | Permissions | Linux | 6 | 8 |
| 12 | Setup | Bookbot | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Data Analysis | Bookbot | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | Report | Bookbot | 3 | 3 |
Complete Chapter Breakdown
77 interactive lessons across 10 chapters
Chapter 1: The Command Line
Learn how to use a CLI, and why text-based interfaces are so powerful.
Chapter 2: Filesystems
Learn how to navigate a filesystem, and how to create, move, and delete files and directories.
Chapter 3: Programs
Practice the ins and outs of executing programs and scripts from the command line and understand your PATH
Chapter 4: Input/Output
Learn how to use command line flags, arguments, and connect the stdin and stdout of programs to create modular automations
Chapter 5: Local CLI
Move onto your own machine and cover everything the browser couldn't: a real terminal and WSL, manual pages, interactive pagers, live processes, and real users, root, and sudo.
Chapter 6: Permissions
Learn how to use permissions to control access to files and directories.
Chapter 7: Editors and Packages
Learn how to use package managers like Homebrew, APT and Webi to install and manage software, and set up your development environment.
Chapter 8: Setup
Set up a local Python development environment
Chapter 9: Data Analysis
Write Python functions that analyze data from a novel of text and extrapolate word and character counts
Chapter 10: Report
Build a beautiful analytics report and add command-line tooling to make your application usable with any plain text file
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