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Python for Beginners: Variables and Strings
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Python for Beginners: Variables and Strings

Taught in English

Ahmad Varasteh

Instructor: Ahmad Varasteh

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2 hours
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Only available on desktop
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4.6

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What you'll learn

  • Discover and experiment with python strings basic operation

  • Use python built-in string methods

  • Apply string methods in real-world scenarios; Shopping List Cost Analysis

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2 hours
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Hands-on learning
4.6

(11 reviews)

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In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:

  1. Define Variables in Python

  2. Work with string basic operations

  3. Manipulate Strings Using Python Built-In Methods

  4. Practice Task: Green Energy Production

  5. Import and Prepare Data for Cost Analysis

  6. Use Python String Methods to Examine Cost Analysis

  7. Challenge: Python Strings

Recommended experience

Prior knowledge of basic Python concepts; Familiarity with control structures in Python such as for loops and if statements.

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