Intermediate Python

Offered By: University of California, Irvine via FutureLearn

Course Description

Overview

Build your Python programming skills

On this six-week course from the University of California, Irvine, you’ll gain basic computer science knowledge to help you become more efficient with Python programming, focusing on the data-science applications of programming concepts.

Discover VS Code and how to run a Python script within it

You’ll start this course by learning about a new Integrated Development Environment (IDE) called Visual Studio (VS) Code, which you’ll be using to run Python.

From recursion and linear data structures to trees and graphs, maps and hash tables, you’ll cover a wide variety of topics throughout this course to help you become more proficient in Python programming.

Explore Python advanced language features and write your own Python classes

This course will guide you through the basics of object-oriented programming using Python classes. Each week will focus on different features and Python Data Structures to help you write more efficient programs.

Once you’ve successfully completed this course, you’ll be able to think computationally when solving data-related problems as well as being able to assess and develop algorithms. You’ll also be ready to take on more advanced programming concepts and courses to help develop your skills further.

Learn from the Python programming experts

The University of California, Irvine Division of Continued Education (UCI DCE) has decades of experience developing and delivering industry-specific technology training programs to worldwide learners. With proven subject-matter experts instructing you through each course and an Advisory Board of industry experts guiding the content and learning objectives, this course is perfect to help you develop your Python programming skills.

This course is designed for anyone interested in developing their knowledge of Python programming. It will be especially useful for programmers, data scientists, web designers, coders, and data analysts.

To complete this course, you’ll need access to Anaconda for Python 3.x

Syllabus

Introduction to VS Code

Course Introduction
An introduction to VS Code
Running Python script
Week wrap up

Exploring `argparse`, Functions and Arguments

Welcome to the week
Exploring `argparse`
Functions
Demystifying args, kwargs and Zip
Default arguments
Week wrap up

Iterators, Generators and Namespaces

Welcome to the week
Iterators and generators
Types of namespaces
Namespaces: Continued
Week wrap up

Closures and Decorators

Welcome to the week
Closures
Decorators
Decorators with arguments
Week wrap up

Objects, Inheritance and Polygons

Welcome to the week
Objects
Inheritance and super
Polygons
Week wrap up

Classes, Big O and Python Lists

Welcome to the week
Big O notation
Python data structures
NumPy
Course wrap up

Taught by

William Henry