Python 3: Beyond the Basics

Python – Beyond the Basics deepens and broadens your knowledge of Python, a dynamic language popular for web development, big data, science, and scripting.

Python 3: Beyond the Basics builds directly on the foundations laid in our introductory Python course, Python Fundamentals. Python is a great dynamic language for web development, big data, science, and scripting. In this course we add breadth and depth to your Python skills, exploring the topics you'll need to create robust and readable applications of any size. On completing this course, you'll be familiar with the majority of Python techniques and constructs used in Python programs. Crucially, we'll also advise you on when – and when not – to use the different tools available in Python to best effect, to maximize the quality of your code, your productivity, and the joy inherent in coding in Python.

• Prerequisites 5mins
• Organizing Larger Programs 30mins
• Beyond Basic Functions 32mins
• Closures and Decorators 36mins
• Properties and Class Methods 40mins
• Strings and Representations 18mins
• Numeric and Scalar Types 62mins
• Iterables and Iteration 29mins
• Inheritance and Subtype Polymorphism 36mins
• Implementing Collections 52mins
• Exceptions and Errors 37mins
• Defining Context Managers 29mins
• Introspection 29mins