Intro to Python: Conditionals, Loops, and Functions

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Intro to Python: Conditionals, Loops, and Functions

This course is part of Introduction to Programming with Python Specialization

Instructor: Bill Rosenthal

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3 modules

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6 hours to complete

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

6 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Implement conditional logic using boolean comparison operators, complex nested if-else structures, and Python's match-case statement.
Build efficient for and while loops alongside advanced list comprehensions to traverse multi-dimensional data structures.
Structure reusable code by writing custom functions with variable scopes and establishing object-oriented classes with inheritance.
Data files for this course are provided in the first course of this specialization, "Intro to Python: Setup and Data Processing".

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There are 3 modules in this course

In this course, you'll continue developing your Python skills by controlling program logic through conditional statements and loops. You'll also make your code more modular and reusable through functions, classes, and modules.

Other than storing data, programming languages like Python® execute logical processes in order to determine what to do in a program. Conditional statements and loops are the primary ways that you can control the logical flow of a program, and they are found in nearly all Python-developed software. In this lesson, you'll take advantage of both to produce a more complex application.

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Object-oriented languages excel at giving programmers the tools they need to make coding easier. Reusing code not only enables you to develop at a quicker pace, but it also makes your source code more readable. Inefficient and ugly code is incredibly difficult to maintain, so you'll leverage Python's built-in reusable objects to avoid this pitfall.

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You'll wrap things up and then validate what you've learned in this course by taking an assessment.

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