Python

Learning outcomes

This course aims at making you fluent with Python and able to code like a real Pythonista. It introduces to many aspects of Python, answers many common questions and puts you at the forefront in developing real-world Python programs.

Being specific, at the end of this course you will know:

1. How to set up Python on a computer from scratch.
2. How to write you first program in Python, printing the string 'Hello World'.
3. What are IDEs, and which Python IDE works best for a given application.
4. The basics of the language, including things such as printing stuff, receiving user input, doing math with numbers, working with variables and so on.
5. The most common data types of Python — integers, floats, Booleans, strings, lists, tuples, sets and dictionaries — and how to use all of them in a program.
6. What is code commenting and how to effectively comment out pieces of code.
7. How to use control-flow statements; such as if, elif, else to make selection-based execution; and while and for to make iteration-based execution.
8. The concept of functions and how to use them to group a block of code under a given name.
9. How to work with Python numbers — in particular, the basics of numbers, the int and float classes, how to round numbers, generate pseudo-random numbers, and operate on different number systems including binary, hexadecimal and octal.
10. The str data class in detail, in particular you'll have knowledge on how to create strings; process strings using str methods; what are raw strings; and so on.
11. The if, elif and else statements, and how they enable selection-based execution of code, by means of checking a condition and proceeding likewise.
12. How to work with Python lists; specifically, how to create lists; use the concept of mutability; add/remove elements from a list; sort lists perform a bunch of operations on list using list methods.
13. How to work with Python sets, in particular the set class. You'll be able to create a set; add/remove elements from a set; and most importantly, perform common operations on sets such as union, intersection, difference, superset and subset checks, and much more.
14. The dict class in Python to create dictionaries — a collection of key-value pairs. You'll know what are dictionary views and how to process items using numerous dictionary methods.

Although we have given roughly a lot of information on our course, you can check out more below in the course overview and explore the details of each unit separately.