Introduction to Python, 2nd Edition Learn How to Program Today with Python

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Start programming in Python through hands-on practice, coding games, and using generative AI to increase your learning efficiency.

Introduction to Python, 2nd Edition provides all the tools youll need to start programming in Python, even if youve never seen a line of code before. In addition to learning Python fundamentals, this course also helps you:
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• Gain hands-on practice coding on your own​
• Use generative AI tools to code and learn more efficiently​
• Use modern coding applications to help download external packages and debug your code​
• Understand more about what coding is and how to do it well​

Topics include:
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• Python basics, like functions, conditionals, loops, and data structures​
• Introduction to data analysis​
• Introduction to web development​
• Overview of classes, external libraries, and type hinting​

Python is a great, beginner-friendly programming language, because it was originally designed with learners in mind. It is also used by professional developers in a wide range of applications, like web programming, data science, artificial intelligence, and DevOps.

This updated edition provides more help with installing Python on different operating systems, additional coding challenges, type-hinting, and AIs effect on programming and learning.

Skill Level:
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• Beginning​

Learn How To:
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• Think like a programmer​
• Use common libraries like math and random​
• Build text-based games with user input​
• Clean up and test code so it is easy to understand​
• Use PyCharm, a code editor for Python​
• Use Jupyter notebooks for data analysis with the Pandas and Seaborn libraries​
• Create simple web applications in Flask​

Course requirement:

Pre-requisites:
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• General computer skills are an asset for example, moving, copying, renaming, and deleting files​
• Experience using text editors or spreadsheet applications​
• Comfort using web browsers and search engines​

Who Should Take This Course:
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• Primary: People who are curious about programming and have little to no experience in it​
• Secondary: Beginner/novice programmers who already know one language and want to learn Python​