Learning Python

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Python Courses Object-oriented programming Courses File Handling Courses

Course Description

Overview

Get started with Python, the popular and highly-readable object-oriented language.

Syllabus

Introduction

Learning Python
What you should know
Exercise files

1. Getting Started

Installing Python on Windows
Installing Python on Mac
Choosing an editor or IDE
How to run the Python examples
CoderPad Challenges

2. Python Basics

Building Hello World
Variables and expressions
Python functions
Conditional structures
Loops
Classes
Importing and using modules
Using exceptions
Solution: Palindromes

3. Working with Files

Reading and writing files
Working with OS path utilities
Using filesystem shell methods
Solution: Files

4. Using Dates and Times

The date, time, and datetime classes
Formatting time output
Using timedelta objects
Working with calendars
Solution: Dates and times

5. Internet Data Formats

Fetching Internet data
Working with JSON data
Parsing and processing HTML
Manipulating XML

Conclusion

Where to go next

Taught by

Joe Marini

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