Course detail

Scripting Languages

FIT-ISJAcad. year: 2022/2023

Basic concepts: scripts and scripting, scripting versus programming, an overview of scripting languages, macro languages, scriptable objects and components are, basics of Python, Unix system hacking, object-oriented programming in scripting languages, concurrency and parallelism.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. RNDr. Pavel Smrž, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Computer Graphics and Multimedia (UPGM)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will get acquainted with modern scripting languages, having successfully completed the course, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the nature of scripting and the role of scripting languages, the syntax and semantics of Python, write simple scripts to automate system administration tasks using appropriate languages and rapidly develop simple applications using appropriate tools. The students will learn to solve problems in Python through regular projects. They will also improve their programming skills and their knowledge of modern development tools.

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Mid-term test - up to 9 points.
Individual project - up to 40 points.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To examine the topic of scripting languages and their applications. To understand the complementarity of the class of languages to systems languages, their strengths and weaknesses. To conceive basics of regular expressions, using appropriate data structures and approaches primarily in Python (and partially Ruby and others).

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The evaluation includes a mid-term test and an individual project. The mid-term test does not have a correction option.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

recommended prerequisite
Operating Systems
recommended prerequisite
Introduction to Software Engineering
recommended prerequisite
Introduction to Programming Systems

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. RNDr. Pavel Smrž, Ph.D.
Ing. Martin Fajčík, Ph.D.
Ing. Karel Ondřej

Syllabus

Introduction, a brief history of scripting languages, pros and cons, comparison of languages
Regular expressions and their support in scripting languages
Simple scripting for OS Unix, automating system administration
Names in Python, basic data structures and their implementation
Dictionary (hash structure) and its implementation in Python
Functions and their arguments, modules, exception handling
Object-oriented programming in scripting languages
Advanced concepts of object-oriented programming in Python, multiple inheritance and method resolution order
Ruby basics through comparison with Python
Function and class decorators
Iteration protocol and iterables
Generators and their use in functions
Concurrency and parallelism

Project

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. RNDr. Pavel Smrž, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Projects consist of general problems to be solved, mostly by writing medium-sized scripts in Python. Electronic submission of assignments are required using IS FIT. Instead of one or a few large projects, 8 mini-projects are assigned in the course, i.e. from the 3rd lecture almost every week. There is a server that automatically evaluates projects before the official submission via WIS, so you can find out in advance how many points will be for the current solution. The midterm test and exam are directly linked to the topics you will try within the projects.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course