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Beginner Python Courses

Beginner Python courses can help you learn programming fundamentals, data types, control structures, and functions. You can build skills in writing clean code, debugging, and using libraries for data manipulation and visualization. Many courses introduce tools like Jupyter Notebook for interactive coding, Git for version control, and libraries such as Pandas and Matplotlib for data analysis and visualization.


Popular Beginner Python Courses and Certifications


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    Coursera

    Deep-Dive into Tensorflow Activation Functions

    Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Keras (Neural Network Library), Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Python Programming

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Hands-On Web App Pentesting

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Web Applications, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Application Security, Web Servers, Content Management Systems, Application Programming Interface (API), Databases

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Packt

    Natural Language Processing - Transformers with Hugging Face

    Skills you'll gain: Hugging Face, Large Language Modeling, Transfer Learning, Text Mining, Semantic Web, Tensorflow, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Embeddings, Python Programming, Applied Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Unreal Engine 5 - The Complete Beginner's Course

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Animations, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), No-Code Development, Computer Graphics, Software Installation, Content Management, Configuration Management

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Microsoft

    Microsoft Big Data Management and Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Security Controls, Scalability, Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Pipelines, Databases, Microsoft Azure, Data Governance, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Lakes, Databricks, NoSQL, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Cloud Management, Data Management, Big Data, Apache Spark, Distributed Computing, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Large Language Modeling, Keras (Neural Network Library)

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Coursera

    Data Engineering: Pipelines, ETL, Hadoop

    Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Apache Hadoop, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Transformation, Apache Hive, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Big Data, Data Warehousing, Data Infrastructure, Data Architecture, Apache Spark, Data Integration, Data Processing, Data Management, Data Analysis, Scalability

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free
    Free
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    Coursera

    Data Preparation with Alteryx: Automating Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Alteryx, Data Manipulation, Data Import/Export, Data Preprocessing, Workflow Management, Data Literacy, Project Schedules, Data Visualization, Scheduling, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Automation, Exploratory Data Analysis

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
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    Sungkyunkwan University

    Recommender Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Scalability, Deep Learning, Applied Machine Learning, AI Personalization, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Processing, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Algorithms

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    University of Michigan

    Answering Interesting Questions with Data

    Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, Databases, Data Visualization Software, Web Scraping, Data Science, Scatter Plots, Data Manipulation, SQL, Data Processing, JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Import/Export, Python Programming, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Packt

    Applied NLP and Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Vector Databases, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Model Evaluation, Hugging Face, Generative AI, Dimensionality Reduction, Natural Language Processing, OpenAI API, Data Preprocessing, Embeddings, Classification Algorithms, Large Language Modeling, OpenAI, Text Mining, Applied Machine Learning, LLM Application, Statistical Machine Learning, Data Processing, Multilingualism

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Learn Bash Shell Scripting for Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Unix Shell, Scripting, Linux Commands, Windows PowerShell, Linux, IT Automation, Unix Commands, Unix, Debugging, Automation, Remote Access Systems, Development Environment, System Monitoring, Restful API

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Microsoft

    Azure Identity and Networking Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Azure, Virtual Networking, Network Troubleshooting, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Network Security, Network Administration, Windows PowerShell, Virtual Machines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Cloud Security, Command-Line Interface

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    21 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular beginner python courses

  • Deep-Dive into Tensorflow Activation Functions: Coursera
  • Hands-On Web App Pentesting: Packt
  • Natural Language Processing - Transformers with Hugging Face: Packt
  • Unreal Engine 5 - The Complete Beginner's Course: Packt
  • Microsoft Big Data Management and Analytics: Microsoft
  • Data Engineering: Pipelines, ETL, Hadoop: Coursera
  • Data Preparation with Alteryx: Automating Analytics: Coursera
  • Recommender Systems: Sungkyunkwan University
  • Answering Interesting Questions with Data: University of Michigan
  • Applied NLP and Generative AI: Packt

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