Python doesn't just represent numbers, but also text and other kinds of things. In technical terms, the parts of Python you'll learn are strings, lists, Booleans, errors, lists, and list manipulation. At a higher level you will learn how people use code to represent real-world ideas. In the process you'll use Python to automatically read Wikipedia and Twitter.
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Course 2 of 4 in the
Intermediate Level
Approx. 12 hours to complete
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What you will learn
Learn strategies for getting coding help and run code to automatically access thousands of pages on Wikipedia.
Practice playing with text, numbers, true/false values in Python and learn how to handle error messages and ask for help.
Learn how Python lets us change, grow, access, and play with lists.
Run code that accesses Twitter from Python, interact with virtually every aspect of Twitter, and learn about social media bots.
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Intermediate Level
Approx. 12 hours to complete
English
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
3 hours to complete
Your Chances of Becoming Famous Using Python
3 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 28 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Representing Ideas in Python
3 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 51 min)
4 hours to complete
Representing Collections in Python
4 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 54 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Course Summary & Honors: Interactive Demo
3 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 41 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
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