Advanced Python: Web Dev, GUI, Databases & Mobile Apps
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Advanced Python: Web Dev, GUI, Databases & Mobile Apps
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Build dynamic websites using Flask and deploy them with cloud services.
Develop desktop GUI apps using Tkinter and integrate them with databases.
Master object-oriented programming (OOP) to write more efficient Python code.
Create interactive mobile apps with Kivy and deploy them as Android APKs.
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A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Dive deep into Python with this comprehensive course covering essential areas of web development, GUI design, databases, and mobile apps. Learn to create dynamic websites using Flask, improve them with HTML, CSS, and deploy them to platforms like PythonAnywhere. Explore graphical user interfaces with Tkinter, build powerful desktop apps, and connect them to databases like SQLite and PostgreSQL. Master Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and learn to create mobile apps with Kivy, including how to generate APK files for Android devices. The course progresses from simple web and mobile apps to complex applications integrating databases and OOP. You'll not only build functional apps but also learn best practices, debugging, and deployment. By creating projects like a book inventory app and a blog with Django, you'll gain hands-on experience with Python's most useful frameworks and tools. This course is perfect for intermediate learners looking to expand their Python skills. No prior knowledge of web development, mobile apps, or databases is required, though familiarity with basic Python is recommended. By the end of the course, you will be able to build full-fledged websites using Flask, create engaging GUI applications, interact with databases seamlessly, develop Android apps with Kivy, and understand the full development process from start to finish.
In this module, we will walk through the process of building a personal website with Flask, a Python framework. You'll learn how to structure the backend, design HTML templates, and style your site using CSS. Additionally, we’ll cover deploying the app to the cloud and making it accessible from anywhere.
What's included
8 videos2 readings1 assignment
8 videos•Total 50 minutes
- Demo of the Personal Website•2 minutes
- Building Your First Website•8 minutes
- Preparing HTML Templates•4 minutes
- Adding a Website Navigation Menu•9 minutes
- Improving the Website Frontend with CSS•6 minutes
- Creating a Python Virtual Environment•6 minutes
- How to Use the PythonAnywhere Service•8 minutes
- Deploying the Flask App on PythonAnywhere•8 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Introduction to the Course 'Advanced Python: Web Dev, GUI, Databases & Mobile Apps'•10 minutes
- Full Specialization Resources•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- App 5: Web Development with Flask - Build a Personal Website - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will dive into desktop GUI development using the Tkinter library. You’ll learn how to set up interactive windows, add widgets such as buttons and text fields, and link them to functions to create fully functional applications.
What's included
3 videos1 assignment
3 videos•Total 21 minutes
- Introduction to the Tkinter Library•3 minutes
- Creating a GUI Window and Adding Widgets•9 minutes
- Connecting GUI Widgets with Functions•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Building Desktop Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) with Python - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will explore how Python interfaces with databases. You will learn how to connect to and manipulate both SQLite and PostgreSQL databases, performing tasks such as inserting, deleting, and updating records using SQL queries.
What's included
5 videos1 assignment
5 videos•Total 45 minutes
- How Python Interacts with Databases #sql•3 minutes
- Connecting to a SQLite Database with Python•13 minutes
- (SQLite) Selecting, Inserting, Deleting, and Updating SQL Records•7 minutes
- PostgreSQL Database with Python•9 minutes
- (PostgreSQL) Selecting, Inserting, Deleting, and Updating SQL Records•13 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Interacting with Databases - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will develop a book inventory application by combining desktop GUI development with database management. You’ll learn to build a user-friendly interface using Tkinter, link it to an SQLite database, and package the project into standalone executables.
What's included
7 videos1 assignment
7 videos•Total 91 minutes
- Demo of the Book Inventory App•2 minutes
- Designing the User Interface•6 minutes
- Coding the Frontend Interface•13 minutes
- Coding the Backend•24 minutes
- Connecting the Frontend with the Backend, Part 1•18 minutes
- Connecting the Frontend with the Backend, Part 2•22 minutes
- Creating .exe and .app Executables from the Python Script•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- App 6: GUI Apps and SQL: Build a Book Inventory Desktop GUI Database App - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will break down object-oriented programming (OOP) and demonstrate its real-world applications in Python. You’ll learn to create classes, apply inheritance, and understand key concepts to enhance code efficiency and structure.
What's included
6 videos1 assignment
6 videos•Total 73 minutes
- What Is Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)?•5 minutes
- Using OOP in a Program, Part 1•13 minutes
- Using OOP in a Program, Part 2•14 minutes
- Creating a Bank Account Class•21 minutes
- Creating Classes Through Inheritance•12 minutes
- OOP Glossary•8 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will build a mobile application using Python and Kivy. You will learn how to create interactive login and signup pages, handle user input, and build a fully functional feel-good app that users can engage with.
What's included
13 videos1 assignment
13 videos•Total 123 minutes
- Demo of the Mobile App•1 minute
- Creating a User Login Page•22 minutes
- Creating a User Sign-Up Page•10 minutes
- Capturing User Input•6 minutes
- Processing User Signups•11 minutes
- Creating a Sign-Up Success Page•4 minutes
- Switching Between Pages•3 minutes
- Processing User Login Credentials•17 minutes
- Displaying Output to the User•15 minutes
- Stylizing the Login Page•14 minutes
- Stylizing the Sign-Up Page•1 minute
- Making the Buttons Interactive•9 minutes
- Making a Scrollable Area•8 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- App 7: Mobile App Development: Build a Feel-Good App - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will guide you through the process of transforming your Kivy app into an Android APK file. You will set up the environment, build the APK using the Bulldozer library, and install it on an Android device for real-world testing.
What's included
3 videos1 assignment
3 videos•Total 28 minutes
- Preparing the Environment for Deploying the App to an Android Phone•13 minutes
- Creating an APK file for Android•10 minutes
- Installing the APK file on Android•4 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Making an Android APK File from the Kivy App - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, you’ll learn how to scrape data from websites using Python and the Beautiful Soup library. We’ll cover the mechanics of web scraping, extracting information from HTML elements, and saving the data for analysis.
What's included
3 videos1 assignment
3 videos•Total 23 minutes
- Section Introduction•2 minutes
- How Web Scraping Works•5 minutes
- Web Scraping Example with Python•16 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Web Scraping with Python and Beautiful Soup - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, you’ll create a web scraping application focused on real estate data. You will learn how to extract property information from websites and save the results in a structured format like CSV for easy analysis.
What's included
7 videos1 assignment
7 videos•Total 74 minutes
- Demo of the Web Scraping App•2 minutes
- Loading the Webpage in Python•7 minutes
- Extracting "div" Elements•12 minutes
- Scraping the Addresses of the Properties•15 minutes
- Scraping Special Elements•12 minutes
- Saving the Extracted Data in CSV Files•8 minutes
- Crawling Through Multiple Webpages•17 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- App 7: Web Scraping - Scraping Properties for Sale from the Web - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, you will dive deep into web development with Django and Bootstrap. We will walk through the creation of both a blog app and a translator app, from setting up the backend to designing the frontend with Bootstrap for a modern and responsive user experience.
What's included
27 videos1 assignment
27 videos•Total 211 minutes
- A Comparison of Python Web Frameworks•11 minutes
- Setting Up a Virtual Environment•13 minutes
- Creating a Django Project•11 minutes
- Creating a Superuser for the Project•4 minutes
- Setting Up an Empty Django Blog App•8 minutes
- Creating a Database Model for the Blog App•12 minutes
- Overview of the Web App Architecture•9 minutes
- HTML Templates•8 minutes
- Django Views•5 minutes
- URL Patterns•15 minutes
- Creating Admin Interface Views•9 minutes
- Creating a Homepage•8 minutes
- Creating an "About" Page•3 minutes
- Listing Blog Posts on the Homepage•8 minutes
- Creating Links•6 minutes
- Adding Bootstrap to Django•16 minutes
- Django Template Filters•4 minutes
- Template Inheritance•13 minutes
- Applying Bootstrap Styling to the Navigation Menu•4 minutes
- Demo of the Django Translation App•3 minutes
- The Steps of Django App Development•3 minutes
- Creating an Empty App Structure of the Translator•3 minutes
- Creating an HTML Form in Django•8 minutes
- Configuring the URLs•5 minutes
- Creating a Form•5 minutes
- Getting and Processing User Input Through a Form•10 minutes
- Completing the Translator App•6 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- App 9: Django and Bootstrap Blog and Translator App - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, you will build a geography web application using Flask and Pandas. Learn how to process geographic data with Pandas and display it dynamically in a user-friendly interface using Flask to power the backend of the application.
What's included
3 videos1 reading3 assignments
3 videos•Total 30 minutes
- Demo of the Geography Web App•8 minutes
- Solution, Part 1•16 minutes
- Solution, Part 2•6 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Conclusion to the Course 'Advanced Python: Web Dev, GUI, Databases & Mobile Apps'•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 90 minutes
- App 10: Build a Geography Web App with Flask and Pandas - Assessment•15 minutes
- Full Course Assessment•60 minutes
- Full Course Practice Assessment•15 minutes
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Advanced Python: Web Dev, GUI, Databases & Mobile Apps is a course designed to take your Python skills to the next level. It focuses on building real-world applications like web development with Flask and Django, graphical user interfaces (GUIs) with Tkinter, mobile app development with Kivy, and database interaction. This course is highly relevant in today’s tech landscape as it equips you with the skills to create full-stack web applications, mobile apps, and interactive GUIs, essential for software development in various industries.
This course covers a wide range of advanced Python topics, including web development with Flask and Django, GUI development with Tkinter, database management with SQLite and PostgreSQL, and mobile app development with Kivy. You will work on multiple hands-on projects, such as building a personal website, a book inventory app with a GUI and SQL backend, a mobile app, and even a geography web app. By the end, you’ll have a solid foundation in Python application development across multiple platforms.
After completing this course, you will be able to build full-stack web applications using Flask and Django, develop desktop applications with Tkinter, and interact with databases using SQL and Python. Additionally, you will have the ability to create mobile apps using Kivy and deploy them as APKs on Android. The course will also equip you with knowledge of web scraping using Beautiful Soup and the ability to build interactive applications with real-time data.
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