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Introduction to Python

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Master the basics of data analysis with Python in just four hours. This online course will introduce the Python interface and explore popular packages.

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An Introduction to Python

Python has grown to become the market leader in programming languages and the language of choice for data analysts and data scientists. Demand for data skills is rising because companies want to gain actionable insights from their data.

Discover the Python Basics

This is a Python course for beginners, and we designed it for people with no prior Python experience. It is even suitable if you have no coding experience at all. You will cover the basics of Python, helping you understand common, everyday functions and applications, including how to use Python as a calculator, understanding variables and types, and building Python lists. The first half of this course prepares you to use Python interactively and teaches you how to store, access, and manipulate data using one of the most popular programming languages in the world.

Explore Python Functions and Packages

The second half of the course starts with a view of how you can use functions, methods, and packages to use code that other Python developers have written. As an open-source language, Python has plenty of existing packages and libraries that you can use to solve your problems.

Get Started with NumPy

NumPy is an essential Python package for data science. You’ll finish this course by learning to use some of the most popular tools in the NumPy array and start exploring data in Python.
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  1. 1

    Python Basics

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    An introduction to the basic concepts of Python. Learn how to use Python interactively and by using a script. Create your first variables and acquaint yourself with Python's basic data types.

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    Hello Python!
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    Your first Python code
    100 xp
    Python as a calculator
    100 xp
    Variables and Types
    50 xp
    Variable Assignment
    100 xp
    Calculations with variables
    100 xp
    Other variable types
    100 xp
    Operations with other types
    100 xp
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    Functions and Packages

    You'll learn how to use functions, methods, and packages to efficiently leverage the code that brilliant Python developers have written. The goal is to reduce the amount of code you need to solve challenging problems!

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In the following Tracks

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Python Data Fundamentals

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  • Fatemeh S.
    1 day

    one of the best cources in python

  • Ricardo C.
    2 days

    The new AI feature is amazing.

  • Rebekah M.
    2 days

    really well laid out, a good intro for how coding works and a few basic scripts. Already recommended to a friend wanting to get into coding from zero.

  • Kianna A.
    4 days

    Awesome! I love the structure of your courses. Challenging topic but I am enjoying the process. This has helped me more than all of the other Python courses I have taken. I just recommend taking notes during the lecture and the exercises. It’s a goldmine of info that has practical use for me.

  • Réginal L.
    4 days

    Great python introduction course for data analysis!

"one of the best cources in python"

Fatemeh S.

"The new AI feature is amazing."

Ricardo C.

"really well laid out, a good intro for how coding works and a few basic scripts. Already recommended to a friend wanting to get into coding from zero."

Rebekah M.

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