Python for File Systems Course

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Free Online Course: Python for File Systems Course provided by Treehouse is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge.

Overview
  • Python is a great language for the automated handling of files and directories. In this course, you'll learn how to navigate your file system with Python and create and manipulate files and directories. At the end, you'll build a project starter to make starting your Flask project just a little bit easier.

    What you'll learn

    • Manipulating files and directories with Python
    • Temporary files and directories
    • Automating file and directory creation

Syllabus
  • Navigation

    Before we can easily manipulate files and directories, we need to know how to make our way around in them.

    Chevron 8 steps
    • Quick File System Overview

      3:17

    • Python for File Systems: File System Review

      6 questions

    • Changing Directories

      4:36

    • Absolutely

      2 objectives

    • Creating Paths

      4:24

    • Review: Paths

      4 questions

    • Checking Directory Contents

      6:09

    • Dir Contents

      1 objective

    Manipulation

    Now that we can move around our system, let's see how to create, rename, and delete files and directories.

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    • Creating Files and Directories

      6:08

    • Daily Backup

      1 objective

    • Renaming Files and Directories

      2:54

    • Consistency

      1 objective

    • Deleting Files and Directories

      5:19

    • Purging

      2 objectives

    • Temporary Files and Directories

      5:07

    • Python for File Systems: Manipulation Review

      6 questions

    Project Starter

    Let's use the various file and directory tools we've learned to create a Flask project starter.

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    • What We're Going to Build

      1:01

    • Finding Our Work Site

      3:48

    • Solid Paths

      1 objective

    • Creating the Directory Structure

      10:13

    • Feeling Sluggish

      1 objective

    • Creating Files From Templates

      8:26

    • Wrapping Up and Moving On

      5:09

    • Review: Python for File Systems

      10 questions