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Berkeley Global
Meet instructor Carl Limsico, who has worked in the high-tech industry for more than 15 years, writing projects from mobile apps to enterprise systems, all the while teaching Python to students of all levels.
Get an introduction to the fundamentals of Python programming. Python is one of the world’s most popular programming languages as it offers multiple applications, including data science and analytics, web and database applications, system administration, scientific computing, artificial intelligence, financial analysis and more. The core language is quite simple and serves as an excellent platform for demonstrating the benefits of object-oriented programming as well as good programming design. This course covers data structures, conditionals, iteration, programming patterns, functions, object oriented programming, working with local and Internet files, pattern matching with regular expressions, and using modules. This course is ideal for beginners interested in learning Python.
Prerequisites:
Basic computer literacy such as working with files and using browsers.
Learner Outcomes
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:
- Identity parts of a Python program.
- Understand the main data structures in Python: numbers, strings, lists and dictionaries.
- Employ control structures and iteration.
- Read, write and process files such as CSV and JSON.
- Use the request module to download files and access APIs.
- Work with the different levels of organization in Python: functions, classes, modules and packages.
- Create regular expressions for pattern matching.
- Install and use popular modules, including NumPy, pandas and others.
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Spring 2025 enrollment opens on October 21!