python for beginners

Here is what you will get and learn by taking this Python Programming course:

• When to use Python 2 and when to use Python 3.
• How to install Python on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
• How to prepare your computer for programming in Python.
• The various ways to run a Python program on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
• Suggested text editors and integrated development environments to use when coding in Python.
• How to work with various data types including strings, lists, tuples, dictionaries, booleans, and more.
• What variables are and when to use them.
• How to perform mathematical operations using Python.
• How to capture input from a user.
• Ways to control the flow of your programs.
• The importance of white space in Python.
• How to organize your Python programs — Learn what goes where.
• What modules are, when you should use them, and how to create your own.
• How to define and use functions.
• Important built-in Python functions that you’ll use often.
• How to read from and write to files.
• The difference between binary and text files.
• Various ways of getting help and find Python documentation.
• Practice exercises with solutions so you can start using what you learn right away.
• A download that contains the scripts used in the presentations and lessons. You’ll be able to look at and experiment with everything you’re learning.
• Quizzes after each section just to make sure you’re learning the most important aspects of Python programming