Practical Python: Start Your Programming Journey
Completed by CHAD BRILL
October 11, 2025
37 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Read and write code that takes user input and manipulates different kinds of data types (strings, integers, doubles and booleans) and prints results.
Read and write code that makes decisions (conditionals), can do random behavior, and involves repetition (while loop).
Explain that programming often involves similar strategies to solve problems and provide an example.
Plan an outline for a program, translate that plan to code, step through code to check variable values, and recognize parts of an error message.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Design and Product
- Category: Interactive Design
- Category: Computer Science
- Category: Python Programming
- Category: Game Design
- Category: Computational Logic
- Category: Debugging
- Category: Computer Programming
- Category: Program Development
- Category: Programming Principles

