Code and run your first Python program in minutes without installing anything! This beginner-focused course will give you the basic skills needed to write a simple program in Python. Topics covered include variables, operators, loops, conditionals, and lists.
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Code and run your first Python program in minutes without installing anything!
This course is designed for learners with no coding experience, providing a solid foundation of not just Python, but core Computer Science and software development topics that can be transferred to other languages. The modules in this course cover printing, operators, iteration (i.e., loops), selection (i.e., conditionals), and lists.
To allow for a truly hands-on, self-paced learning experience, this course is video-free. Assignments contain short explanations with images and runnable code examples with suggested edits to explore code examples further, building a deeper understanding by doing. You’ll benefit from instant feedback from a variety of assessment items along the way, gently progressing from quick understanding checks (multiple choice, fill in the blank, and un-scrambling code blocks) to small, approachable coding exercises that take minutes instead of hours.
This course is part of the Python Programming: A Hands-on Introduction Professional Certificate.
What you'll learn
- Use variables, data types, and operators to store and manipulate small pieces of data
- Automate decision making using selection statements so the program result differs based on data
- Repeat sections of your program using the appropriate loop type
- Store and manipulate lists of data
