Programming in Python

This course covers Python fundamentals, OOP, and advanced topics like concurrency, preparing you for a career in data science and machine learning.

Beginner

211 Lessons

58h

Certificate of Completion

This course covers Python fundamentals, OOP, and advanced topics like concurrency, preparing you for a career in data science and machine learning.

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This course includes

5 Assessments

401 Playgrounds

9 Challenges

26 Quizzes

This course includes

5 Assessments

401 Playgrounds

9 Challenges

26 Quizzes

Course Overview

Python is a multi-purpose language with an extensive range of application domains, including basic programming, web development, data science, and machine learning. In this course, you’ll learn Python's programming fundamentals and constructs. Each concept offers ample hands-on experience with executable programs. You’ll learn the basic concepts of data types and structures as well as conditional and iterative constructs. You’ll learn functions, functional programming, and recursion. The course introduces ...Show More

What You'll Learn

An understanding of the fundamentals of computer programming using Python

A working knowledge of object-oriented programming using Python

Hands-on experience with executable programs in Python to solve a wide variety of problems

Hands-on exercises for problem-solving

Familiarity with good programming practices, including comments, reusability, naming conventions, and modularity

Familiarity with the advanced concepts of iterators, generators, exception handling, concurrency, parallelism, and synchronization

What You'll Learn

An understanding of the fundamentals of computer programming using Python

Course Content

Introduction to Python

Programming Paradigms Quiz Yourself on Python's Theoretical Concepts

Python Basics

Identifiers and Keywords Python Types Arithmetic Operators in Python Data Type Conversions Built-in Functions and Modules Containers and Python Type Jargon Comments, Indentation, and Multilining Classes and Objects Challenge: Convert the Temperature from Fahrenheit to Centigrade Solution: Convert the Temperature from Fahrenheit to Centigrade Challenge: Print the Angles of a Triangle Solution: Print the Angles of a Triangle Quiz Yourself on Python Basics

Strings and Regular Expressions

Introduction to Strings String Functions Conversion and Comparison Regular Expressions Regex Repetition Qualifiers, Anchors, and Grouping Challenge: Replace All Occurrences of a Character in a String Solution: Replace All Occurrences of a Character in a String Challenge: Modify the Input String Solution: Modify the Input String Quiz Yourself on Strings and Regular Expressions

Decision Control Instruction

Introduction to Decision Control Instructions Different Operators in Conditions Conditional Expressions The input and pass Statements Challenge: Calculate the Grade Obtained by a Student Solution: Calculate the Grade Obtained by a Student Challenge: Determine Whether a Year is a Leap Year or Not Solution: Determine Whether a Year is a Leap Year or Not Quiz Yourself on Decision Control Instruction

Repetition Control Instruction

Introduction to Repetition Control Instructions Usage of the while Loop Usage of the for Loop The break and continue Statements and the else Block Challenge: Multiplication Table for a Given Number Solution: Multiplication Table for a Given Number Challenge: Find the Reverse of the Input Solution: Find the Reverse of the Input Quiz Yourself on Repetition Control Instruction

Periodic Test: Basics of Python

Assessment

Console Input/Output

5 Lessons

Lists

11 Lessons

Tuples

9 Lessons

Sets

9 Lessons

Dictionaries

9 Lessons

Periodic Test: Python Containers

Assessment

Comprehensions

7 Lessons

Functions

5 Lessons

Recursion

6 Lessons

Functional Programming

7 Lessons

Modules and Packages

4 Lessons

Namespaces

4 Lessons

Periodic Test: Comprehensions, Functions, Modules, and Packages

Assessment

Classes and Objects

7 Lessons

Intricacies of Classes and Objects

8 Lessons

Containership and Inheritance

9 Lessons

Iterators and Generators

8 Lessons

Periodic Test: Object Oriented Programming

Assessment

Exception Handling

9 Lessons

File Input/Output

10 Lessons

Miscellany

11 Lessons

Concurrency and Parallelism

8 Lessons

Synchronization

6 Lessons

Periodic Test: Advanced Topics

Assessment

NumPy Library

11 Lessons

Appendix

4 Lessons

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