Python 101: Python for absolute beginners

Name: Python 101: Python for absolute beginners
Rating: 4.5 (294 reviews)

Learn Python programming even if you've never coded before

Created byKalob Taulien

Last updated 1/2021

English

What you'll learn

Beginner-friendly Python
How to start coding even if you've never coded before

Course content

1 section • 33 lectures • 2h 48m total length

Introduction1:37
Learning Python 2 vs Python 32:12
Learn Python 3 as the standard, since Python 2 is deprecated and insecure. The course covers Python 3.9 and newer, reverse compatibility, and installing on Mac, Windows, or Linux.
Installing Python (Mac, Linux and Windows)2:27
How to execute Python code4:58
Learn to run Python code from the terminal on Windows, Linux, and macOS, check the version, and create a Hello World script that prints Hello World.
Basic arithmetic6:11
Introduction to variables in Python4:07
Explore how variables in Python 101 are memory-allocated, named values like course = 'Python 101', and how print displays the variable's value, with Python's indentation and no semicolons.
Formatting code in Python6:31
Explore how Python uses indentation instead of curly braces, using colons to begin indented blocks, and how to manage empty blocks with pass while avoiding syntax errors.
Code comments3:45
Introduction to Python data types4:35
Number data types4:07
String data types3:23
List data types5:54
Dictionary data types6:12
Tuple data types6:16
Set data types4:51
Boolean data types2:50
None data types2:36
Explore the none data type, which represents nothing in python, and see how to initialize variables, test if none with is none, and prepare for conditional statements and indexing.
Indexing and slicing in Python7:12
Accepting user input3:15
Type casting5:31
Print formatting4:04
Comparison operators15:06
Comparison shortcuts3:11
Multiple comparison operators4:34
For loops7:08
While loops2:41
Break and continue6:30
Functions12:35
Explore the basics of Python functions, including defining with def, passing named and default arguments, handling parameters, return values, and practical examples like a simple exponent calculator.
Scope5:20
How to create a local Python server3:39
Importing packages and using them2:03
Your project11:34
Summary1:42

Requirements

A willingness to learn how to code
Internet to streamt he videos
A laptop or desktop to code (sorry, you can't code on your phone!)

Description

Hi there,

Welcome to Python 101 - your first step to learning how to program using Python.

Python is in the top 3 most popular programming languages in the world. BIt's easy to learn, easy to read, and easy to write, plus Python is incredibly powerful.

Some of the things you can create with Python are:

Websites
Automation tools for your home
APIs
Artificial intelligence
Machine learning
Mathematical algorithms
Scraping tools
And more...

Some of the most popular companies in the world use and support Python, too. Such as:

Google who owns YouTube (made with Python)
Facebook who owns Instagram (made with Python)
Dropbox (made with Python)
You get the point.. there's a lot of them!

And in 2021 you will definitely want to know Python as it becomes more powerful and more popular. As it grows, so will job demand for Python programmers. The nice thing is: Python is easy to learn and quick to get a hang of.

But why use Python instead of other languages like Java?

Python is consistently the top choice for new programmers - not because it's beginner-friendly, but because it's easy to read and write. You don't have to learn all sorts of new rules or write crazy letters beside each other. Python is made in such a way you can literally just read through your code like it's a book. No other language has that kind of power. Plus it's fast and scales well when there's a lot of use, unlike Node.js.

How much effort will this course take?

Barely any! I've taught thousands of people how to program using Python and I've designed a perfect beginner course. I expect this course to take you about 7 hours in total, that's including all the small tasks at the end of almost every lesson and the final project.

Why Kalob as your instructor?

Hello, I'm Kalob, your instructor through Python 101. I'm a seasoned Python programmer, senior web developer, and have taught tens of thousands of people how to code using Python. I have helped people learn to make websites with absolutely no prior experience and then helped them land their first job at companies like Google, AWS, Facebook, Netflix, and more.

I write Python every day, even for my hobby projects. It's my #1 choice for a programming language and I'm passionate about it. And once you start learning Python, I'm confident you'll be passionate about it as well.

Can I take this class if I'm on Windows, macOS, or Linux?

Yes, of course, you can! There are only a few small cases where you would do things differently on Windows than on macOS, and I show you all the commands for every operating system in this course.

Heads up! macOS and Linux are very similar operating systems behind the scenes. So we only need to cover one of them to learn both. Windows is the oddball, but it's still supported in this course.

Requirements:

You will need a few things to get started in this course. First, a text editor like VS Code. And then you'll need to download and install Python.

Download VS Code for free
Download Python for free

Thank you for reading through this course description. I hope you choose Python as your programming language — if you do, I promise you won't regret it.

Happy coding!

Who this course is for:

People who want to learn how to code
People who want to get into fintech
People who want to get into data science
People who want to get into machine learning
People who want to code things for fun (or professionally!)