Python: Your First Programming Course

Want an easy-to-follow, fast-paced introduction to Python? This course shows you all the fundamentals of this in-demand programming language, and you'll see why programmers fall in love with it because of the increased productivity it provides. You'll learn from Python expert and trainer Lavanya Vijayan, who shows you all the programming basics. These include: variables, built-in and custom functions, data types and data storage, conditional statements, sequences, recursion, iteration and more. You'll even get a short introduction to object-oriented programming in Python. If you're an experienced programmer, you'll pick up Python rapidly. Are you a beginner? No worries, you'll be delighted to discover that it's also easy for beginners to use and learn. This is the perfect course to "get your feet wet" and learn the basics you need to become proficient, and also to decide if it's the appropriate language for your projects.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn the strengths and benefits of Python

• Learn the basics of functions

• How to use built-in and custom functions

• How to define and call your own functions

• Python vs Java: pros and cons

• How to advance your career with Python

About the Expert

Lavanya Vijayan is a coding instructor at the University of California, Berkeley and an officer in the Society of Women Engineers.