Introduction to Programming with Python
Log in to enrollThis course is a practical and beginner-friendly introduction to programming using the Python language. By the end of this course, you will learn how to use the Python programming language for solving real-world problems.
Lesson 1
- Introduction to Python & Jupyter notebooks
- Arithmetic, conditional & logical operators
- Variables and common data types in Python
Lesson 2
- Branching with if, elif and else
- Iteration with while and for loops
- Functions, scope, and exceptions
Assignment 1
Python Programming PracticePreview
- Solve word problems with arithmetic operations
- Manipulate data types with methods & operators
- Use branching and iteration to analyze data
Lesson 3
Web Scraping and REST APIsPreview
- Reading from and writing to CSVs
- Downloading files and web pages
- Extracting information from HTML
Assignment 2
Sudoku Solver in Python
- Reading Sudoku puzzles from a file
- Performing validations using functions
- Recursive solution with backtracking
Lesson
Documentation and Storytelling
- Improving clarity and readability of code
- Documenting notebooks using Markdown
- Storytelling techniques for improving projects
Assignment 3
Web Scraping Practice
- Select a website for scraping
- Scrape and parse data from the site
- Write the results to CSV files
Lesson 6
Solving Programming Challenges
- Finding practice problems online
- Approaching LeetCode problems
- Debugging and fixing errors
Lesson 4
Local Development with Conda & Git
- Local development environment setup
- Running Python scripts & notebooks
- Managing large Python projects with Git
Workshop
Web Scraping with Selenium & AWSoptional
- Building Python projects with GitHub & Replit
- Scraping dynamic websites using Selenium
- Deploying to AWS and sending results via email
Lesson
Object Oriented Programming with Pythonoptional
- Classes, objects, and inheritance
- Class properties and methods
- Exploring library source code