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
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
0. Introduction
- 01 - Python for students
1. Introduction to Python
- 02 - What is Python
- 03 - Why should you learn it
- 04 - What can you do with Python
2. Using Python Environment
- 05 - Getting set up on a Mac
- 06 - Getting set up on a PC using Windows
- 07 - Python 2 versus Python 3
- 08 - Using the Python shell
- 09 - Saving and running Python files
3. Basic Data Types
- 10 - Numbers and basic calculations
- 11 - Strings
4. Variables and Functions
- 12 - Creating variables
- 13 - Creating functions
- 14 - Putting it all together
5. Lists
- 15 - What are lists
- 16 - Creating your first loop
- 17 - Ranges
6. Making Decisions
- 18 - Using if
- 19 - Adding an else
- 20 - Putting it all together
7. First Python Project
- 21 - Mini programming project
- 22 - Drawing a line
- 23 - Drawing a circle
- 24 - Putting it all together with pizza
8. Python Community and Continued Learning
- 25 - Choosing an editor
- 26 - Python resources
- 27 - Stack Overflow
- 28 - Reddit
- 29 - Slack groups
Conclusion
- 30 - Next steps