Python and Automation Training

Python and Automation Training

Objective:
This course is designed to teach Python from scratch and cover automation techniques for software testing, web scraping, and process automation using tools like Selenium, and APIs.

Training Modules:

1. Introduction to Python
Overview of Python and its applications
Installing Python and setting up an environment (VS Code, PyCharm, Jupyter Notebook)
Basic syntax, variables, and data types
Operators, expressions, and conditional statements

2. Python Data Structures
Lists, Tuples, Dictionaries, and Sets
String manipulation and formatting
List and dictionary comprehensions
Working with JSON and CSV files

3. Functions and Modules
Defining and calling functions
Arguments, return values, and scope
Importing and using modules
Writing reusable scripts

4. Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Python
Classes and objects
Inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation
Magic methods and decorators

5. File Handling and Exception Handling
Reading and writing files (txt, CSV, JSON, Excel)
Error handling using try-except
Logging and debugging techniques

6. Introduction to Automation
What is automation?
Use cases in testing, data processing, and web scraping

7. Web Scraping with Python
Introduction to web scraping
Using requests and BeautifulSoup
Scraping dynamic websites with Selenium

8. UI Automation with Selenium
Setting up Selenium WebDriver
Locating elements (XPath, CSS Selectors)
Handling pop-ups, alerts, and multiple windows
Working with headless browsers
Automating login and form submission

9. API Automation and Testing
Understanding APIs and HTTP methods
Using requests library to interact with APIs
Automating API tests with Postman and PyTest
Handling authentication and response validation

10. Database Automation with Python
Connecting to databases (MySQL, SQLite, PostgreSQL)
Executing queries and automating database operations

11. Framework Development and Best Practices
Structuring automation frameworks
Writing maintainable and scalable automation scripts
CI/CD integration with Jenkins/GitHub Actions

Duration: 4-6 Weeks (Flexible Schedule)
Mode: Online/Offline
Prerequisites: No prior programming knowledge required
Tools Used: Python, Selenium, BeautifulSoup, Postman, PyAutoGUI, GitHub