Python for Absolute Beginners

Learn Python programming from scratch with hands-on exercises in this Python course!

Created byGreen Chameleon Learning

Last updated 3/2023

English

What you'll learn

Program fluently in Python
Use Pycharm to write their Python programs
Understand computer science concepts such as flow control and functions

Course content

11 sections • 112 lectures • 4h 23m total length

Python and Pycharm Installation4:26
Setup and First Project5:23

Variables and Assignment3:37
Basic Data Types0:50
Variables and Assignment Exercises0:10
Variables and Assignment Exercises Solution0:02
Comments and Math Operators7:06
Comments and Math Operators Quiz
Comments and Math Operators Review Exercises0:21
Comments and Math Operators Review Exercise Solution0:08
print()2:27
print() exercises0:16
print() exercises solutions0:10
More On Floats4:06
More On Floats Quiz
Programming Challenge: Grocery Store Purchase0:22
Grocery Store Purchase Solution with integers0:25
Grocery Store Purchase Solution with round()0:26

strings9:18
Strings Exercises0:20
Strings Exercises Solution0:05
type() and str()2:05
Learn the type() and str() functions in Python for absolute beginners. Use type() to identify data types and str() to convert values to strings, with simple examples.
Escape Sequences2:26
type(), str(), and escape sequences exercises0:22
type(), str(), and escape sequences exercises solution0:10
Programming Challenge: Asterisk Triangle0:06
Asterisk Triangle Solution
input()3:08
Learn how the input function prompts with a string message, stores user input in a variable, and prints the concatenated sentence your name is, showing input always returns a string.
Programming Challenge: Monty Python0:16
Monty Python Solution0:08
int() and float()4:42
int() exercise0:09
int() exercise solution(s)0:30

functions9:56
function with no parameters exercise0:06
function with no parameters exercise solution0:01
function with 1 parameter exercise0:12
function with 1 parameter exercise solution0:02
Programming Challenge: Volume of a Rectangular Prism0:40
Volume of a Rectangular Prism Solution0:11
Programming Challenge: Celsius to Fahrenheit0:38
Celsius to Fahrenheit Solution with integers0:21
Celsius to Fahrenheit Solution with round()0:12
importing modules4:34
Programming Challenge: Miles Per Gallon0:50
Miles Per Gallon Solution0:29
variable scope9:20
variable scope quiz

while loops4:46
While Loops Exercise0:17
While Loops Exercise Solution0:02
Programming Challenge: Sum of Numbers From A Positive Integer0:26
Sum of Numbers From a Positive Integer Solution0:37
for loops1:55
For Loops Exercise0:03
For Loops Exercise Solution0:02
Programming Challenge: Find The Number of Characters in A String0:19
Find The Number of Characters in A String Solution0:10
range()3:28
range() quiz
Programming Challenge: Fizz Buzz0:26
Fizz Buzz Solution0:17
Programming Challenge: Factorial0:13
Factorial Solution0:23

introduction to lists3:54
introduction to lists exercises0:26
introduction to lists exercises solutions0:04
indexes and list slicing11:00
indexes and list slicing exercises0:42
indexes and list slicing exercises solutions0:08
del and list methods15:16
del and list methods exercises0:31
del and list methods exercises solutions0:05
Lists vs. Strings13:26
compare lists and strings as ordered sequences, showing index access, slicing, length, and iteration with for loops and while loops, while highlighting that lists are mutable and strings are immutable.

introduction to dictionaries5:39
introduction to dictionaries exercises0:17
introduction to dictionaries exercises solution0:05
dictionary methods 1: .keys(), .values(), .items(), and .get()9:45
dictionary methods 1 exercises0:35
dictionary methods 1 exercises solution0:15
dictionary methods 2: .fromkeys(), .pop(), and .popitem()5:39
dictionary methods 2 exercises0:33
dictionary methods 2 exercises solution0:05
dictionary methods 3: .clear(), .copy(), and .update()5:00
Use clear to empty a dictionary, and copy to create an independent duplicate. Apply update to merge or overwrite keys from another dictionary, noting that update does not remove items.
dictionary methods 3 exercises0:15
dictionary methods 3 exercises solution0:05
dictionary methods 4: .setdefault()3:54
dict()2:29

Requirements

A computer
Access to the internet
An interest in learning Python
High level of proficiency in English because of the technical language used in some of the lecture videos
Basic math knowledge: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, knowledge of types of numbers such as integers and decimal numbers, exponentiation, etc.

Description

Learn Python, a programming language with a wide variety of well-paying jobs in many fields, including data science and web development.

It is relatively easy to learn when compared to pretty much any other programming language since most of the time, using Python to do something will take less lines of code than with another programming language.

In this course, you will be taught the fundamentals of Python through video lectures, quizzes, review exercises, and programming challenges.

Who this course is for:

People interested in programming who have no prior programming experience
Newer Python programmers who need a refresher on Python
Students taking a Python class in school who want a supplementary learning resource
Programming hobbyists
Anyone else who is interested in learning Python
This course is NOT for experienced Python programmers

Python for Absolute Beginners

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 10min

Python Basics14 lectures • 20min

Strings Part 115 lectures • 24min

functions14 lectures • 28min

flow control10 lectures • 30min

introduction to loops15 lectures • 13min

strings part 212 lectures • 32min

lists10 lectures • 46min

dictionaries14 lectures • 35min

tuples3 lectures • 13min

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