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Python Essential Training

With Ryan Mitchell Liked by 15,766 users
Duration: 4h 22m Skill level: Beginner Released: 1/25/2023

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Course details

Python is one of the most commonly used dynamic languages for many large organizations, including Google, Yahoo, and IBM. Supported on all major operating systems, it comes pre-installed on Macs, as well as most Linux and Unix-based systems. In this course, senior software engineer Ryan Mitchell guides you through all the essentials of learning and using Python. Learn how computers think, as well as how to install Python, pip, and Jupyter Notebook and the basics of writing a program. Explore variables and types, operators, functions, classes, objects, and more. Go over basic data types like ints and floats, Booleans, and strings. Deep dive into basic data structures, control flow, functions, classes, and objects. Find out how to handle errors and exceptions, as well as threads and processes. Plus, discover how to work with different types of files in Python, pass command-line arguments to your Python script, and create modules and packages.

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  • Dr. Michael Post, PT, DPT Dr. Michael Post, PT, DPT

    Dr. Michael Post, PT, DPT

    Advanced Clinician II; Doctor of Physical Therapy

    5/5 April 1, 2025
    Grateful for the content and review. I'm having a difficult time idealizing the applications at this time but I am confident this will come in time.
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  • Yugali B. Yugali B.

    Yugali B.

    Senior .NET & Full-Stack Developer | CMS & DevOps Specialist, Software Architect #jobseeker #opentowork

    5/5 March 29, 2025
    Concepts are explained in depth with simple term so that makes it easy to understand. Great for beginners and good for quick brush up on basic concepts!!!
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  • Andrew Blake Andrew Blake

    Andrew Blake

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    5/5 March 27, 2025
    Definitely good as a refresher course if your Python skills have become a little rusty. I imagine it will be fairly good for beginners too who have a foundation in software development, but considering moving to Python.
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What’s included

  • Practice while you learn 1 exercise file
  • Test your knowledge 11 quizzes
  • Learn on the go Access on tablet and phone

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