Publication date : 02/22/2024
Course : Python, system administrationGetting started with Python and its libraries for interacting with the machine
Practical course - 3d
- 21h - Ref. PYX
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 | Master the basics of the Python language |
| Get an overview of the Python libraries available for system administration tasks |
| Install a Python library |
| Perform system administration tasks using Python scripts |
| Understanding Python's object syntax |
Intended audience
System administrators, devops, developers wishing to learn Python for system administration.
Prerequisites
Completion of the course "Introduction to Programming with Python" (THO) or basic knowledge of algorithms (variables, arrays, functions).
Practical details
Exercise
Numerous exercises are used to illustrate the topics.
Teaching methods
Active pedagogy, feedback and demonstrations are used by the trainer to help participants put their new skills into practice more quickly.
Course schedule
1 The basics of the Python language
- The main data types: strings, Booleans, numbers.
- Indexed arrays (lists and tuples), associative arrays (dictionaries), byte arrays.
- The 3 control structures: for and while loops, if/elif/else tests.
- Create and use functions.
- Handle errors with try/except/finally exception handling.
- Read and write text/binary files.
- Understand Python's main pitfall: mutable and immutable types.
Hands-on work
Basic algorithmic exercises to familiarize you with the language and get you comfortable with data manipulation: generating IP address masks, extracting strings, formatting data...
2 A little further with Python
- Generators: understand their use and know how to create them.
- The basics of object programming to create new data types: classes/attributes/methods.
- Create and use a library.
Hands-on work
Create a library and reuse it in different scripts. Create an IP generator.
3 System administration basics
- Analyze logs with regular expressions.
- Handle and analyze CSV/Excel files with Pandas.
- Pass parameters to a script with argparse.
- Use a relational database.
- Execute system commands.
Hands-on work
Search for intrusions/errors in a log file. Insert CSV files into a relational database. Geolocate IP addresses. Create a tar/zip archive.
4 System administration add-ons
- Connect to a web API with requests and download HTML page content with scrapy.
- Send emails.
- Administer multiple machines with fabric and ansible.
Customer reviews
4,4 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
RAPHAËL N.
15/12/25
5 / 5
Formateur très pédagogue qui prend le temps de bien expliquer
YANNICK Y.
15/12/25
4 / 5
Contenu très riche et succint. Pédagogie irréprochable
DIDIER J.
08/12/25
5 / 5
Bonne présentation de tous les sujets avec une approche pédagogique
PARTICIPANTS
System administrators, devops, developers wishing to learn Python for system administration.
PREREQUISITES
Completion of the course "Introduction to Programming with Python" (THO) or basic knowledge of algorithms (variables, arrays, functions).
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
System administrators, devops, developers wishing to learn Python for system administration.
PREREQUISITES
Completion of the course "Introduction to Programming with Python" (THO) or basic knowledge of algorithms (variables, arrays, functions).
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
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