Introduction to Python

Curriculum

• Why Python? Free

  2 Lessons 5 Min

  In this lecture, we will explain why we focus on studying Python and describe its key features (it is an open-source, general-purpose, high-level language). 

  Course Introduction Free Setting Up the Environment Free
• Python Variables and Data Types Free

  3 Lessons 14 Min

  This is where you will start coding and learn one of the most fundamental concepts in programming – working with variables.

  Python Variables Free Understanding Numbers and Boolean Values Free Strings Free
• Basic Python Syntax Free

  7 Lessons 12 Min

  If you want to master Python programming, there is no way around learning basic Python syntax operators first. In this section, we will cover the double equality sign, reassigning of values, adding comments, line continuation, indexing elements, arithmetic operators, comparison operators, logical operators, and identity operators.

  The Arithmetic Operators of Python Free What is the Double Equality Sign? Free How to Reassign Values Free How to Add Comments Free Understanding Line Continuation Free How to Index Elements Free How to Structure Your Code with Indentation Free
• More on Operators

  2 Lessons 8 Min

  In this section, we will explore more operators used in Python. More precisely, we will first learn about the comparison operators, which will obviously allow you to compare different values in your code. Then, we will focus on the logical operators AND, OR, and NOT. We will conclude by a few examples with the identity operators IS and IS NOT.

  Python's Comparison Operators Python's Logical and Identity Operators
• Conditional Statements

  4 Lessons 14 Min

  Conditional statements are the bread and butter of programming. Here, you will start creating your own IF, ELSE, and ELIF statements.

  Getting to know the IF Statement Adding an ELSE statement Else if, for Brief – ELIF An Additional Explanation of Boolean Values
• Functions

  7 Lessons 19 Min

  Python functions are another invaluable tool for programmers. They allow you to carry out pre-defined or specifically-designed operations that manipulate the data you are working with and bring it one step closer to representing a meaningful output.

  How to Define a Function in Python How to Create a Function with a Parameter Another Way to Define a Function How to use a Function within a Function Use Conditional Statements and Functions Together How to Create Functions Which Contain a Few Arguments Built-In Functions in Python Worth Knowing
• Sequences

  5 Lessons 19 Min

  Sequences are one of the main building blocks of computer programming. A sequence helps you store and organize different values you are working with. We will teach you how to work with lists, list slicing, tuples, and dictionaries.

  Introduction to Lists Using Methods in Python What is List Slicing? Working with Tuples Python Dictionaries
• Iteration

  6 Lessons 17 Min

  Iterations are a programming technique which allows you to execute certain code repeatedly. This is one of the instruments letting you to automate repeated tasks and benefit from one of its main strong points.

  Using For Loops Using While Loops and Incrementing Use the range() Function to Create Lists Combine Conditional Statements and Loops All In – Conditional Statements, Functions, and Loops How to Iterate over Dictionaries
• A few important Python concepts and terms

  5 Lessons 22 Min

  There are a few crucial concepts that everyone working with Python must understand – classes, object, object-oriented programming (OOP), Python standard library, functions, methods, attributes, etc. Although we will pay particular attention to all these terms later in the program, we believe it is very important to have been briefly introduced to them now.

  Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Modules, Packages and the Python Standard Library Importing Modules in Python What is Software Documentation? The Python Documentation