Learn Python 3 from Scratch

This course demystifies the foundations of Python procedural programming, helping absolute beginners learn Python from scratch.

Beginner

14 Lessons

Certificate of Completion

This course demystifies the foundations of Python procedural programming, helping absolute beginners learn Python from scratch.

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This course includes

62 Playgrounds

5 Quizzes

This course includes

62 Playgrounds

5 Quizzes

Course Overview

This course focuses exclusively on teaching Python to beginners and demystifies procedural programming, grounding every new concept in the hands-on project they gradually build with the course. You will begin by understanding built-in functions for input and output, and then move on to user-defined functions. Moreover, you will learn the basic data types and their application. Next, you will learn about the various structures of programs you can write: sequential, selective, and iterative; eventually, you ...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Python

Programming Language

Learn To Code

What You'll Learn

An understanding of procedural Python programming

Ability to solve computational problems with a coding mindset

Ability to debug the Python code

Hands-on experience with building your first Python project

What You'll Learn

An understanding of procedural Python programming

Course Content

Introduction to Python and Programming Concepts

This chapter presents foundational Python programming concepts, emphasizing functions, input, output display, and practical application through a project.

You are Hired for a Python Project Function of a Python Program Compute and Output Input and Assign to Variable Project: Pythonic Attempt 1

User-Defined Functions and Data Types

This chapter emphasizes arithmetic operations, user-defined functions, error debugging, and practical projects, enhancing Python programming skills.

Arithmetic Operators and Data Types User-Defined Functions Recover from Errors Project: Pythonic Attempt 2

Program Structures and Calculating Game

This chapter emphasizes using comparison operators, conditionals, and loops in Python, so the course project requirements could be completed.

Comparison and Logical Operators Programs That Can Compare Programs That Can Loop Python Project: Completed Wrap Up

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