Python for Beginners

What you'll learn

Ease into the fundamentals of this programming language

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Getting Started

Quick Start: Writing Your First Python Program

08:25
Using the Shell Window

04:46
Writing Code in the Editor Window

06:48
Executing Python on the Command Line

05:22

Output

Variables

Operators

Code Branching

Loops

Math Functions

Python String Functions

Tuples and Dictionaries

Time and Date

Python Functions

Input/Output

More with Python

What you'll learn

Let's indulge

Getting Started

Quick Start: Writing Your First Python Program

Using the Shell Window

Writing Code in the Editor Window

Executing Python on the Command Line

Output

Section Introduction

The print() Function

Separators and Newlines

Variables

Section Introduction

Variable Assignment

Number Variables (Int, float and complex)

String Variables

Substrings and Concatenation

Variables with Lists, Tuples and Dictionaries

Operators

Section Introduction

Python Mathemtical Operators

Order of Operations

Python Comparison Operators

Python Logical Operators

Code Branching

Section Introduction

Simple If Statements

If…. Else Statements

Nested If Statements

Ternary Operator

Loops

Section Introduction

While Loops

For Loops

Nested Loops

Break and Continue Statements

Math Functions

Section Introduction

Casting Functions

Mathematical Functions

Random Functions

Python String Functions

Section Introduction

capitalize(), center() and count()

find(), isalpha(), isdigit()

join(), len(), split()

Tuples and Dictionaries

Section Introduction

Creating Tuples

Accessing Values in Tuples

Tuple Functions

Declaring a Dictionary

Accessing and Editing Values in Dictionaries

Dictionary Functions

Time and Date

Section Introduction

The Time Tuple

The Calendar

Time and Calendar Functions

Python Functions

Section Introduction

Defining and Calling a Simple Function

Required Argument Functions

Keyword Argument Functions

Default Function Arguments

Return Statement

Creating and Consuming Python Modules

Input/Output

Section Introduction

Reading Keyboard Input

Reading an External Text File

Writing an External Text File

More with Python

Section Introduction

Handling Exceptions

Web Server Coding with Python

Processing Form Data in Python

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