Internet Programming in Python

Winter Term, 2012
(10 Sessions) Tuesdays 6 - 9 pm, January 3 through March 13, downtown Seattle.

UW Certificate Program in Python Programming, also includes Programmming in Python (Fall 2011) and System Development with Python (Spring 2012).

Announcements and updates:

The schedule is updated every week, consult frequently (refresh your browser).

Mar 9: Added more readings on hosting and cloud computing for week 10
Mar 9: The Django bookshop sample with users and logins is now working;
  these lecture notes have been updated with a detailed explanation.
Mar 2: Added some readings ( etc.) for week 10
Mar 2: Added more readings for week 9: HTTP cookie uses and implementation, Flask sessions
Mar 2: For week 9, recommend reading about Django sessions before authentication
Feb 29: Code samples for week 8 are now at GitHub
Feb 29: The Django Tutorial reading assignment has four parts: 1, 2, 3, 4
Feb 24: Week 10 class will be held Tues Mar 13 (make-up for snow day)
Feb 16: Corrected Apache configuration how-to.
Feb 1: Revised thirty_minute_webserver.py to accept connections from other hosts.
Jan 20: Added topics and readings through Feb 7 in the schedule
Jan 18: Please read this discussion of the recho lab exercise.
Jan 17: Class CANCELLED tonight due to weather
Jan 6: Students' work can be viewed at their GitHub pages and runs on these servers.
  If you don't see yours, email them to me.
Dec 30: First class is Tues Jan 3, 6 pm -- don't miss it!
  We will assign a virtual machine to each student and help students get set up at GitHub
  Your page should resemble this sample: https://github.com/uw-student/uw_python
Dec 23: This course page moved to: http://jon-jacky.github.com/uw_python/winter_2012/
  its github repository is: https://github.com/jon-jacky/uw_python/tree/gh-pages/winter_2012
Dec 11: Post this page with week 1 reading assignment.

Course objectives: This course emphasizes distributed programs and web applications - how they work and how to program them in Python. Students will explore the underlying principles and their expression in Python libraries. Students will learn contrasting approaches in creating applications: programming with the low-level libraries versus using highly integrated frameworks. All topics will be presented with a focus on solving real problems with simple, pragmatic code.

Prerequisites: Students should have successfully completed Programmming in Python or have an equivalent level of experience. Contact the instructor prior to registering if not in the certificate program.

Textbooks: There is no textbook. Various online sources will be used, see readings and schedule.

Instructor: Jonathan Jacky. See Fall term page.

Technology Requirements, Assessment criteria, Disability accommodation: See Fall term page.

Assigned readings

See the Schedule below for specific readings each week.

Reference

Python 2.6 Quick Reference (awesomely dense and complete)
Python 2.x documentation (official documentation from python.org)
Python Standard Library - Internet Protocols and Support
Python Module of the Week - examples of using the modules in the standard library.

Supplementary readings

Brian Dorsey's weekly readings from last year, Winter 2011
Miscellaneous links on Internet technology, history, and milieu

Software

Python: Students will need Python installed on their computers. See Fall term page.

Git: Students will need the Git distributed version control system installed on their computers and will need to set up an account at GitHub. Here are directions for Windows, Mac, and Linux. When you are done your page should resemble this sample: https://github.com/uw-student/uw_python

ssh, scp: Students will need ssh (secure shell) and scp (secure copy) installed on their computers to communicate with remote Linux hosts. These come already installed on Mac and Linux. For Windows, they are included in putty.

Schedule and assigments

More readings are linked to Brian Dorsey's page from last year, Winter 2011.

Students' work can be viewed at their GitHub pages and runs on these servers.

Jonathan Jacky, jon at u dot washington dot edu