Python Basic Structures: Lists, Strings, and Files
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Python Basic Structures: Lists, Strings, and Files
This course is part of Programming in Python: A Hands-on Introduction Specialization
Instructors: Elise Deitrick
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Store and manipulate lists of data
Compare and manipulate strings of text
Read and write to text and CSV files
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There are 3 modules in this course
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This course is designed for learners with limited coding experience, providing a solid foundation of not just python, but core Computer Science topics that can be transferred to other languages. The modules in this course cover lists, strings, and files. Completion of Python Basics: Selection and Iteration before taking this course is recommended. To allow for a truly hands-on, self-paced learning experience, this course is video-free. Assignments contain short explanations with images and runnable code examples with suggested edits to explore code examples further, building a deeper understanding by doing. You'll benefit from instant feedback from a variety of assessment items along the way, gently progressing from quick understanding checks (multiple choice, fill in the blank, and un-scrambling code blocks) to small, approachable coding exercises that take minutes instead of hours.
Welcome to Week 1 of the Python Basic Structures: Lists, Strings, and Files course. These assignments cover using lists to store multiple pieces of data in a single variable and iterating over lists or using built-in methods and functions to manipulate lists. The module ends with a lab and graded coding exercises.
What's included
9 readings8 app items
9 readings•Total 17 minutes
- Navigating Codio Assignments•5 minutes
- List Basics Lesson Notes (Optional Download)•1 minute
- List Operators Lesson Notes (Optional Download)•1 minute
- List Methods Lesson Notes (Optional Download)•1 minute
- List of Numbers Lesson Notes (Optional Download)•1 minute
- List Iteration Lesson Notes (Optional Download)•1 minute
- 2D Lists Lesson Notes (Optional Download)•1 minute
- Lists Lab (Review and Practice) Lesson Notes (Optional Download)•1 minute
- How to Reset an Assignment in Codio•5 minutes
8 app items•Total 235 minutes
- Codio: Lists Coding Exercises•60 minutes
- Codio: List Basics•10 minutes
- Codio: List Operators•20 minutes
- Codio: List Methods•35 minutes
- Codio: List of Numbers•20 minutes
- Codio: List Iteration•20 minutes
- Codio: 2D Lists•40 minutes
- Codio: Lists Lab•30 minutes
Welcome to Week 2 of the Python Basic Structures: Lists, Strings, and Files course. These assignments cover storing multiple characters or text in a string and using built-in methods and functions to manipulate strings. The module ends with a lab and graded coding exercises.
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7 readings8 app items
7 readings•Total 7 minutes
- String Basics Lesson Notes (Optional Download)•1 minute
- String Functions Lesson Notes (Optional Download)•1 minute
- String Methods Lesson Notes (Optional Download)•1 minute
- String Iteration Lesson Notes (Optional Download)•1 minute
- String Comparison Lesson Notes (Optional Download)•1 minute
- Formatting Strings Lesson Notes (Optional Download)•1 minute
- Strings Lab (Review and Practice) Lesson Notes (Optional Download)•1 minute
8 app items•Total 180 minutes
- Codio•30 minutes
- Codio: String Basics•20 minutes
- Codio: String Functions•20 minutes
- Codio: String Methods•20 minutes
- Codio: String Iteration•20 minutes
- Codio: String Comparison•20 minutes
- Codio: Formatting Strings•20 minutes
- Codio: Strings Lab•30 minutes
Welcome to Week 3 of the Python Basic Structures: Lists, Strings, and Files course. These assignments cover importing and exporting large pieces of data from text and CSV files. The module ends with a lab and graded coding exercises.
What's included
4 readings5 app items
4 readings•Total 4 minutes
- Writing to a File Lesson Notes (Optional Download)•1 minute
- Reading a File Lesson Notes (Optional Download)•1 minute
- CSV Files Lesson Notes (Optional Download)•1 minute
- Files Lab (Review and Practice) Lesson Notes (Optional Download)•1 minute
5 app items•Total 140 minutes
- Codio: Files Coding Exercises•30 minutes
- Codio: Writing to a File•30 minutes
- Codio: Reading a File•30 minutes
- Codio: CSV Files•20 minutes
- Codio: Files Lab•30 minutes
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Reviewed on Feb 13, 2023
This is the right choice to learn the python basics it is good.
Reviewed on Apr 11, 2022
Python Basic Structures: Lists, Strings, and Files- very useful
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Great Hand On Course, Really have lot of material to learn and practice.
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