Python for Students (2019)

1h 8mBeginner2019-11-01

Authors

Julie Nisbet

Co-founder of Equalitech

Madecraft

Full-Service Learning Content Company

Course details

There is no better time to learn Python than when you are young. Python is a powerful language for automation, game development, and web programming, and a great choice if you’re just starting to learn how to write code. The skills you learn in Python can translate C++, Ruby, and JavaScript. In this course—designed specifically for high-school and college-age students—you can learn how to use Python at an introductory level. Explore variables and functions, calculations, if-else statements, loops, and lists, and then build a complete Python project. Plus, find out where to go to learn more and how to join the Python community.

Learning objectives
Getting set up on Mac and Windows
Python data types
Creating variables and functions
Building your first loop
Creating if and if-else statements
Writing your first Python project
Learning more about Python

Skills covered

First LookPythonProgramming LanguagesOpen SourceSoftware Development

Concepts

Introduction

Python for students

Introduction to Python

What is Python
Why should you learn it
What can you do with Python

Using Python Environment

Getting set up on a Mac
Getting set up on a PC using Windows
Python 2 versus Python 3
Using the Python shell
Saving and running Python files

Basic Data Types

Numbers and basic calculations
Strings

Variables and Functions

Creating variables
Creating functions
Putting it all together

Lists

What are lists
Creating your first loop
Ranges

Making Decisions

Using if
Adding an else
Putting it all together

First Python Project

Mini programming project
Drawing a line
Drawing a circle
Putting it all together with pizza

Python Community and Continued Learning

Choosing an editor
Python resources
Stack Overflow
Reddit
Slack groups

Conclusion

Next steps