Introduction to Programming with Python

Software development is a continuously growing industry with many opportunities for employment.

On this four-week course, you’ll master the basics of Python, a relatively simple programming language that is widely used in multiple industries.

You’ll start this course by examining Python and how it compares to other programming languages. Then, you’ll start your journey to becoming a Python programmer by exploring the standards and conventions of the language and running a simple Python function test.

Through this course, you’ll gain immediate practical benefits for your career growth and professional development by building your programming skills in Python.

The second week of this course will guide you through the basics of the programming language, looking at variables, logic, functions, and loops. You’ll also be given practical tasks to complete at the end of each section to truly cement your new skills.

Programming, at its core, is about problem-solving. It requires a lot of concentration, effort, and energy, so programmers are always looking for ways to be more efficient. That’s where debugging and version control come in.

You’ll look at the different types of errors that you can encounter while programming and the ways that you can approach debugging. Then, you’ll explore version control, specifically using Git and GitHub, which is a crucial tool in programming, especially when working as part of a development team.