Learn Python fundamentals from scratch! Ideal for first time coders, business pros, and students!
Start learning Python the way industry newcomers actually succeed. This complete beginner course turns absolute zero experience into real coding skills through clear explanations, practical mini projects, and step by step guidance.
What you’ll learn
- Install the latest stable version of Python on Windows or macOS.
- Run and debug Python scripts from both VS Code and the command line.
- Explain what variables are and assign values of type int, float, str, and bool.
- Perform arithmetic operations, understand operator precedence, and use type conversion.
- Build and manipulate strings with concatenation, f-strings, and common string methods.
- Gather user input with input() and convert it to numeric types when needed.
- Create, index, slice, and mutate lists; differentiate between positive and negative indexing.
- Construct and query dictionaries with .get(), .items().
- Compare tuples to lists (immutability, performance characteristics).
- Use sets to enforce uniqueness and perform set operations (union, intersection, difference).
- Control program flow with if / elif / else statements.
- Iterate with for loops (including range()), list comprehensions, and enumerate().
- Build while loops responsibly.
- Define functions with parameters, return values, and type hints.
- Create and activate virtual environments (python -m venv .venv) and manage dependencies with pip + requirements.txt.
- Parse basic command-line options using argparse (flags, positional args).
- Handle more advanced argparse patterns.
- Distinguish syntax errors from runtime errors.
- Safeguard code with try / except / else / finally, catching multiple exceptions where needed.
- Capture exception objects as e and log/print informative messages.
- Raise custom errors with raise when validating user input or business rules.
- Decide when structured error handling is essential in real-world projects.
- Read from and write to text files with open() and context-manager with blocks.
- Append to existing files safely and explain file modes (‘r’, ‘w’, ‘a’).
- Manipulate images with the Pillow library: open, rotate, resize, convert to grayscale.
- Build a reusable command-line utility that combines argparse with Pillow operations.
- Use typing.Optional, List, Dict, and other type-hint constructs to improve code clarity.
- Design lightweight classes (__init__, instance attributes, and methods) and explain self.
Course Content
- Introduction –> 2 lectures • 9min.
- Python Fundamentals –> 5 lectures • 37min.
- Python Data Structures –> 4 lectures • 45min.
- Control Flow –> 3 lectures • 45min.
- Functions –> 6 lectures • 49min.
- Error’s in Python –> 4 lectures • 31min.
- Working with Files –> 3 lectures • 51min.
- Classes and Objects –> 3 lectures • 22min.
Requirements
Start learning Python the way industry newcomers actually succeed. This complete beginner course turns absolute zero experience into real coding skills through clear explanations, practical mini projects, and step by step guidance.
Whether you are a first time coder who wants a solid foundation, a business professional looking to automate repetitive work, a student aiming to stay ahead in computer science class, or an aspiring AI and machine learning enthusiast who needs Python basics, this journey is designed for you.
What makes this course stand out in search results and in practice
- Install and configure the latest stable Python release on Windows or macOS, then run and debug scripts from VS Code and the command line
- Master core programming concepts such as variables, data types, arithmetic operators, and type conversion so you can read and write clean code with confidence
- Build strings with concatenation and f strings, collect user input, and display dynamic output for interactive programs
- Work with the essential data structures that power real applications including lists, dictionaries, tuples, and sets
- Control program logic using if elif else blocks, for and while loops, list comprehensions, enumerate, and range for elegant iteration
- Write reusable functions with parameters, return values, and modern type hints that boost clarity and enable static analysis
- Create and manage virtual environments, install dependencies with pip, and generate requirements files for shareable projects
- Parse command line arguments of increasing complexity using argparse, turning simple scripts into professional utilities
- Handle errors like a pro by spotting syntax issues, catching runtime exceptions, and raising custom validations with informative messages
- Read from and write to text files safely, then expand into basic image manipulation with the popular Pillow library
- Organize code with lightweight classes, self references, and instance methods to prepare for object oriented patterns you will encounter later
Every concept is reinforced with short coding challenges and real world examples so you finish the course able to create useful programs, automate tasks, and feel ready for deeper topics such as web development or AI workflows. No prior experience required, just curiosity and a computer.
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