Lesson 1
Why Python Programming
Welcome to Introduction to Python! Here's an overview of the course.
Course
Start coding with Python, drawing upon libraries and automation scripts to solve complex problems quickly.
Start coding with Python, drawing upon libraries and automation scripts to solve complex problems quickly.
4 weeks
Real-world Projects
Completion Certificate
Last Updated August 25, 2023
No experience required
Lesson 1
Why Python Programming
Welcome to Introduction to Python! Here's an overview of the course.
Lesson 2
Data Types and Operators
Familiarize yourself with the building blocks of Python! Learn about data types and operators, built-in functions, type conversion, whitespace, and style guidelines.
Lesson 3
Data Structures in Python
Use data structures to order and group different data types together! Learn about the types of data structures in Python, along with more useful built-in functions and operators.
Lesson 4
Control Flow
Build logic into your code with control flow tools! Learn about conditional statements, repeating code with loops and useful built-in functions, and list comprehensions.
Lesson 5
Functions
Learn how to use functions to improve and reuse your code! Learn about functions, variable scope, documentation, lambda expressions, iterators, and generators.
Lesson 6
Scripting
Set up your own programming environment to write and run Python scripts locally! Learn good scripting practices, interact with different inputs, and discover awesome tools.
Lesson 7
Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
Learn the basics of object-oriented programming so that you can build your own Python package.
Lesson 8 • Project
Use a Pre-trained Image Classifier to Identify Dog Breeds
In this project, you will use Python code and a created image classifier to identify dog breeds.
Juno Lee
Instructor
As a data scientist at Looplist, Juno built neural networks to analyze and categorize product images, a recommendation system to personalize shopping experiences for each user, and tools to generate insight into user behavior.
Andrew Paster
Instructor
Andrew has an engineering degree from Yale, and has used his data science skills to build a jewelry business from the ground up. He has additionally created courses for Udacity's Self-Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree program.
Jennifer Staab
Instructor
Jennifer has a PhD in Computer Science and a Masters in Biostatistics; she was a professor at Florida Polytechnic University. She previously worked at RTI International and United Therapeutics as a statistician and computer scientist.
Juno Lee
Instructor
As a data scientist at Looplist, Juno built neural networks to analyze and categorize product images, a recommendation system to personalize shopping experiences for each user, and tools to generate insight into user behavior.
Andrew Paster
Instructor
Andrew has an engineering degree from Yale, and has used his data science skills to build a jewelry business from the ground up. He has additionally created courses for Udacity's Self-Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree program.
Jennifer Staab
Instructor
Jennifer has a PhD in Computer Science and a Masters in Biostatistics; she was a professor at Florida Polytechnic University. She previously worked at RTI International and United Therapeutics as a statistician and computer scientist.
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