Practical Python: Start Your Programming Journey
Practical Python: Start Your Programming Journey
Instructors: Susan H. Rodger
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Beginner level
Recommended experience
Flexible schedule
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What you'll 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.
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Taught in English
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