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Python 3: From Beginner to Advanced

Gain insights into Python by exploring basic to advanced concepts, including loops, classes, and GUIs with Tkinter. Delve into testing and become a productive Python programmer.

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In this course, you will get a comprehensive overview of Python. You will start by laying the foundation and learning the introductory topics like operators, conditional statements, functions, loops, assignment statements, and more. You will then move onto more advanced topics such as classes and inheritance, iterators, list comprehensions, and dictionaries. Along with this, you will also get to explore the concept of testing and take a look at how GUI applications can be designed using Tkinter, Python's standard GUI library. By the time you're done, you'll be able to hit the ground running and be equipped with the tools that will allow you to be productive in Python.

In this course, you will get a comprehensive overview of Python. You will start by laying the foundation and learning the introd...Show More

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Learn how to design and program in Python

Learn how to use lists, tuples, and dictionaries in Python programs

Learn how to use object oriented skills in Python

Learn how to skilfully design graphical user Interfaces in Python

Learn how to design and program in Python

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Data types

Variables

Operators

Arithmetic Operators

Strings

Lists

Conditional Statements

Functions

Loops

Classes

Tuples

Sets

Modules

Inheritance

Functional Programming

Dictionary

Generators

Iterators

Objects

Pointers

Unit Testing

List comprehension

Tkinter

Content

79 Lessons7 Quizzes1 Assessment7 Challenges

Introduction

1 Lessons

Get familiar with Python's foundational concepts and prepare for advanced topics in programming.

Course Overview

The Absolute Bare Minimum

20 Lessons

Unpack the core of Python basics, from variables to loops and functions.

Variables and Data Types

Data Type Conversion

Basic Python Operators

Lists

Strings

Statements and Indentation

Assignment Statements

If Statements

While and For Loops

Print and Import Statements

Input From the User

Functions

Python Coding Style Guide and Conventions

Exercise: Check Whether a Number is Prime

Solution Review: Check Whether a Number is Prime

Exercise: Implementing the Fibonacci Series

Solution Review: Implementing the Fibonacci Series

Exercise: Check Whether the Brackets are Balanced

Solution Review: Check Whether the Brackets are Balanced

Quiz

Better Tools

17 Lessons

Work your way through Python objects, lists, tuples, sets, dictionaries, strings, loops, exceptions, type conversions, scope, file I/O, and pickling.

Exercise: Extracting all the Students With Marks Greater Than Ten

Solution Review: Extracting all the Students With Marks

Exercise: Finding the Customer With the Most Purchases

Solution Review: Finding the Customer With the Most Purchases

Quiz

Classes

12 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of creating and managing Python classes, inheritance, object methods, and comparisons.

Classes and Inheritance

Constructors and self

Shallow and Deep Copies

Exercise: Overriding Inherited Method

Solution Review: Overriding Inherited Method

Exercise: Printing and Comparing the Class Objects

Solution Review: Printing and Comparing the Class Objects

Quiz

Getting Fancy

13 Lessons

Enhance your Python skills with advanced concepts like statements, bit operations, iterators, and functional programming.

Statements and Identifiers

Parameters and Arguments

Functional Programming

Exercise: Creating Fibonacci Sequence Using Generator

Solution Review: Creating Fibonacci Sequence Using Generator

Exercise: Extracting Toppers From a Student Record

Solution Review: Extracting Toppers From a Student Record

Quiz

Testing

3 Lessons

Simplify complex topics of using test frameworks and Python unit testing basics.

Philosophy

Unit Testing

Quiz

Graphical User Interfaces

4 Lessons

Master the steps to create and arrange widgets in Python GUI applications using Tkinter.

Tkinter Introduction

Putting Widgets Into the GUI

Creating Widgets

Quiz

Modules

5 Lessons

Learn how to use built-in Python modules, OS commands, and essential statistics functions.

Built-in Modules

Operating System Commands

Statistics

What's Next?

Quiz

Appendix

4 Lessons

Discover the logic behind Python's string methods, numerical functions, iterables, and unit test methods.

String Methods

Numerical Functions

Functions on Iterables

Unit Test Methods

I Guess We're Doing Python Now Exam

Assessment

Certificate of Completion

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Course Author:

David Matuszek

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