Description: This course lays the groundwork for your Python programming journey. You'll learn essential Python syntax, data structures, and control flow, while practicing debugging and basic code optimization techniques.

Python Programming Fundamentals
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Python Programming Fundamentals
This course is part of Microsoft Python Development Professional Certificate

Instructor: Microsoft
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Reviewed on Mar 11, 2025
Some of the hints when submitting the assignment was not clear and lucky I knew some programming already to understand it...
Reviewed on Feb 27, 2026
The course was a great introduction to the world of Python. I was able to understand Python concepts and start writing my own code to solve real-life problems. It was also my first Python course.
Reviewed on Jun 11, 2025
I am glad I took this course. It helped me get a good foundation for the next phase

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