Discover the wonders of Python - why it is popular and how to use it. No prior knowledge required!

What is Python?

Running your first Python script

Writing your first Python script

Python variables, strings, and integers

Storing variables

Updating variables

Common data types

Working with number variables

Working with booleans

Checking data types

Introduction to Python

Learn how and when to use Python's built-in data structures, including lists, dictionaries, sets, and tuples!

Working with strings

Multi-line strings

Modifying string values

Lists

Building a list

Subsetting lists

Dictionaries

Building a dictionary

Working with dictionaries

Sets and tuples

Creating a tuple

Working with sets

Choosing a data structure

Working with Data Types

Enable customized workflows with conditional statements and operators, and for and while loops.

Conditional statements and operators

Checking ingredients

Checking equality

For loops

Looping through a list

Conditional looping with lists

Looping with a dictionary

While loops

Breaking a while loop

Using a while loop

Conditional while loops

Building a workflow

Appending to a list

Checking values

Building the recipe scaler

Congratulations!

Control flow and loops

This beginner-friendly Python course requires no prior programming experience and covers all the fundamentals you need to get started as a developer. You'll learn essential programming fundamentals, including data types, variables, and data structures like lists and dictionaries, then advance to writing conditional logic and loops that bring your code to life. By the end, you'll have the practical skills needed to start building real software solutions with one of the world's most in-demand programming languages.

The videos contain live transcripts you can reveal by clicking "Show transcript" at the bottom left of the videos.
The course glossary can be found on the right in the resources section.
To obtain CPE credits, you need to complete the course and reach a score of 70% on the qualified assessment. You can navigate to the assessment by clicking on the CPE credits callout on the right.

Are you eager to dive into the world of programming but don't know where to start? This course is for you, designed specifically for beginners with zero prior experience in programming.<br><br><h2>Core Python Fundamentals for Developers</h2>Python is a versatile and powerful language, perfect for software development. This course introduces you to key concepts, from creating code comments to discovering Python's built-in data types, including floats, strings, integers, and boolean values. You'll learn how to store information in variables using various data structures, including lists, dictionaries, sets, and tuples.<br><br><h2>Control Flow and Iteration</h2>You'll progress to comparison operators, using them to develop a customized workflow that conditionally executes code depending on whether specific conditions are met. The course wraps up by introducing for and while loops, which are essential for iterating over data and executing tasks!

Master the fundamentals of programming in Python. No prior knowledge required!

Introduction to Python for Developers

Associate Python Developer

Building APIs in Python

Data Engineer in Python

Python Programming Fundamentals

Senior Data Science Content Developer

Problem

Lists to the rescue!

Checking the data type

Accessing elements of a list

Finding the last element in a list

Accessing multiple elements

Alternating access

Let's practice!

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Working with Data Types - Lists

Lists

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