PowerShell Guide to Python

1Introduction

2About the Book

1. 2.1Why did I write this book
2. 2.2Who is the Target Audience
3. 2.3Prerequisites
4. 2.4Feedback

3The Basics

1. 3.1Version
2. 3.2Case Sensitivity
3. 3.3Indentation
4. 3.4Comments
5. 3.5Variables
6. Key Pointers
7. Reading Recommendations

4Console Input/Output

1. 4.1Printing to Console
2. 4.2Reading from Console
3. 4.3Reading from Console Securely
4. Key Pointers
5. Reading Recommendations

5Creating your First Script

1. 5.1Saving Commands as a Script File
2. 5.2Running the Script File
3. Key Pointers
4. Reading Recommendations

6Passing Command-Line Arguments

1. 6.1‘sys.argv’ in Python
2. 6.2‘$args’ Automatic Variable in PowerShell
3. 6.3‘Params()’ in PowerShell
4. 6.4‘argparse’ Module in Python
5. 6.5Parameter Help
6. Key Pointers
7. Reading Recommendations

7Object Introspection

1. 7.1Class, Object, Property, and Method
2. 7.2‘Get-Member’ cmdlet in PowerShell
3. 7.3‘type()’ Method in Python
4. 7.4‘dir()’ Method in Python
5. 7.5‘inspect’ Module in Python
6. Key Pointers
7. Reading Recommendations

8The Help System

1. 8.1Get-Help cmdlet in PowerShell
2. 8.2‘help()’ Method in Python
3. 8.3Understanding How a Module Works

9Modules

1. 9.1Modular Programming
2. 9.2Importing Modules
3. 9.3Installing Modules
4. 9.4Creating Modules

10Data Types

1. 10.1Common Data types
2. 10.2Checking the Data Type
3. 10.3Data type casting

11String Manipulations and Formatting

1. 11.1Common String Operations
2. 11.2String Formatting
3. 11.3Substring or String Slicing
4. 11.4Testing String Membership
5. 11.5Built-in methods

12Date and Time

1. 12.1Get Date and Time
2. 12.2Convert String to datetime object
3. 12.3DateTime formatting
4. 12.4Time Span or Time Delta

13File Handling

1. 13.1Reading from a File
2. 13.2File Modes
3. 13.3Create and write to a text File
4. 13.4Appending data to the File

14Arrays, List, ArrayList and Tuples

1. 14.1Arrays
2. 14.2ArrayList (.Net)
3. 14.3Lists
4. 14.4Common PowerShell Array and Python Lists Operations
5. 14.5Tuples
6. 14.6Sets

15Dictionary and Hashtable

1. 15.1Hash Table
2. 15.2Dictionary

16Conditional Statements

1. 16.1If Statement
2. 16.2Else Statement
3. 16.3The elif and ifelse statement
4. 16.4Nested Conditional Statements

17Loops

1. 17.1For Loop
2. 17.2ForEach and ForeEach-Object
3. 17.3While Loop
4. 17.4Loop Control Statements
5. 17.5Nested Loops

18Functions

1. 18.1Types of Functions
2. 18.2Creating a Function
3. 18.3Calling a Function
4. 18.4Functions vs Methods
5. 18.5Parameters and Arguments
6. 18.6Mandatory and Default parameters
7. 18.7The Anonymous Functions

19Handling XML and JSON Data

1. 19.1Difference between JSON and XML
2. 19.2Reading XML from a file
3. 19.3Accessing XML as Objects
4. 19.4Accessing XML with XPath
5. 19.5Using XML for Object Serialization
6. 19.6Parsing JSON
7. 19.7JSON Serialization and De-Serialization

20Reading and Writing CSV Files

1. 20.1What is CSV
2. 20.2Reading CSV File
3. 20.3Writing CSV File

21Error Handling

1. 21.1Types of Errors
2. 21.2Raising an Exception or Throwing an error
3. 21.3Handling Exceptions using Try..catch..finally

22Built-In Functions

1. 22.1Basic Mathematical Operations
2. 22.2Selection and Arrangement
3. 22.3Union and Intersection
4. 22.4Dynamic Execution of Code