To round out your introduction to programming with Python, in this course, you'll manage files and directories through code. You'll also perform basic exception handling to gracefully address issues in your code.

Intro to Python: File Processing and Exception Handling

Intro to Python: File Processing and Exception Handling
This course is part of Introduction to Programming with Python Specialization

Instructor: Bill Rosenthal
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5 hours to complete
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In this course, you will use Python to manage files and directories, and you'll perform basic exception handling.
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