Learn Python: 1
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Learn Python: 1
This course is part of Learn Python Specialization
Instructor: Olof Paulson
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What you'll learn
Create and manage variables and data types in Python.
Manipulate strings and perform operations on data structures.
Implement user input and flow control.
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There is 1 module in this course
Start your journey into Python programming with this beginner-friendly course that covers the essentials needed for any aspiring programmer.
Through a mix of tutorials and interactive coding challenges, you'll learn Python syntax, explore how to manipulate variables and data types, and understand core concepts such as program flow and user input. Whether you’re looking to expand your programming skills for general purposes or to build a foundation for more advanced Python applications, this comprehensive introduction to Python programming will set you up for success.
Learn Python fundamentals with a focus on core programming concepts and data structures.
What's included
1 assignment22 plugins
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Learn Python 1 Quiz•30 minutes
22 plugins•Total 87 minutes
- Welcome to interactive lessons!•1 minute
- Course Introduction•5 minutes
- Running Python on Scrimba with Brython•2 minutes
- Print Statement and Programflow•4 minutes
- Variables•4 minutes
- Datatypes & Typecasting•7 minutes
- Variables & Datatypes - Exercise•2 minutes
- Arithmetic operations•3 minutes
- Strings -Basics / Slicing•7 minutes
- Exercise- Strings - Basics / Slicing•3 minutes
- Strings-2 Find/replace, string formatting•5 minutes
- User Input•4 minutes
- User Input - Exercise•3 minutes
- Lists- Basics•3 minutes
- Lists- continued•7 minutes
- Lists - Exercise•6 minutes
- Split and Join•4 minutes
- Split and Join - Exercise•4 minutes
- Tuples•2 minutes
- Using Sets•3 minutes
- Sets-Exercises•4 minutes
- Comments•4 minutes
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Reviewed on Sep 5, 2025
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