degree-python

This degree is a great introduction to both fundamental programming concepts and the Python programming language.

LESSON 1 Syntax

In this lesson we’ll learn about the syntax of the Python programming language! We will go over fundamental commands that store variables, print messages, and perform mathematical operations.

Exercises

• 1. Welcome

• 2. Comments

• 3. Print

• 4. Strings

• 5. Variables

• 6. Errors

• 7. Numbers

• 8. Calculations

• 9. Changing Numbers

• 10. Exponents

• 11. Modulo

• 12. Concatenation

• 13. Plus Equals

• 14. Multi-line Strings

LESSON 2 Introduction to Functions

Learn how to create functions to reduce repeated code and increase usability!

Exercises

• 1. Introduction to Functions

• 2. What is a Function?

• 3. Write a Function

• 4. Whitespace-

• 5. Parameters

• 6. Multiple Parameters

• 7. Keyword Arguments

• 8. Returns

• 9. Multiple Return Values

• 10. Scope

LESSON 3 Control Flow

Learn how to build control flow into your Python code by including if, else, and elif statements as well as try and except statements. Expect to learn all you need to know about boolean variables and logical operators.

Exercises

• 1. Control Flow: An Introduction

• 2. Boolean Expressions

• 3. Relational Operators: Equals and Not Equals

• 4. Boolean Variables

• 5. If Statements

• 6. Relational Operators II

• 7. Boolean Operators: and

• 8. Boolean Operators: or

• 9. Boolean Operators: not

• 10. Else Statements

• 11. Else If Statements

• 12. Try and Except Statements

LESSON 4 Creating and Modifying a List in Python

Learn how to create and modify a list in Python.

Exercises

• 1. What is a list?

• 2. Lists II

• 3. List of Lists

• 4. Zip

• 5. Empty Lists

• 6. Growing a List: Append

• 7. Growing a List: Plus (+)

• 8. Range I

• 9. Range II

LESSON 5 Working with Lists in Python

Learn how to select subsections of a list, find specific items in a list, or order a list by its values.

Exercises

• 1. Operations on Lists

• 2. Length of a List

• 3. Selecting List Elements I

• 4. Selecting List Elements II

• 5. Slicing Lists

• 6. Slicing Lists II

• 7. Counting elements in a list

• 8. Sorting Lists I

• 9. Sorting Lists II

LESSON 6 Loops

In this course we’ll learn about structures that let you repeat Python code over and over. You will learn how to understand loops and write them to solve your own problems

Exercises

• 1. Introduction

• 2. Create a For Loop

• 3. Using Range in Loops

• 4. Infinite Loops

• 5. Break

• 6. Continue

• 7. While Loops

• 8. Nested Loops

• 9. List Comprehensions

• 10. More List Comprehensions

LESSON 7 Code Challenge: Loops

Practice your looping skills with these function building problems!

Exercises

• 1. Introduction

• 2. Divisible by Ten

• 3. Greetings

• 4. Delete Starting Even Numbers

• 5. Odd Indices

• 6. Exponents

• 7. Larger Sum

• 8. Over 9000

• 9. Max Num

• 10. Same Values

• 11. Reversed List

LESSON 8 Introduction to Strings

Learn about strings, their properties, and how to iterate through them to solve many different types of problems.

Exercises

• 1. Introduction

• 2. They’re all Lists!

• 3. Cut Me a Slice of String

• 4. Concatenating Strings

• 5. More and More String Slicing (How Long is that String?)

• 6. Negative Indices

• 7. Strings are Immutable

• 8. Escape Characters

• 9. Iterating through Strings

• 10. Strings and Conditionals (Part One)

• 11. Strings and Conditionals (Part Two)

LESSON 9 String Methods

Learn many of the powerful string methods that Python comes pre-built with. These methods include .upper(), .lower(), .title(), .split(), .join(), and .format().

Exercises

• 1. Introduction

• 2. Formatting Methods

• 3. Splitting Strings

• 4. Splitting Strings II

• 5. Splitting Strings III

• 6. Joining Strings

• 7. Joining Strings II

• 8. .strip()

• 9. Replace

• 10. .find()

• 11. .format()

• 12. .format() II

• 13. Review

LESSON 10 Code Challenge: String Methods

Practice your string method skills with these function building problems!

Exercises

• 1. Introduction

• 2. Count Letters

• 3. Count X

• 4. Count Multi X

• 5. Substring Between

• 6. X Length

• 7. Check Name

• 8. Every Other Letter

• 9. Reverse

• 10. Make Spoonerism

• 11. Add Exclamation

LESSON 11 Modules: Python

Learn how modules work in the Python programming language.

Exercises

• 1. Modules Python Introduction

• 2. Modules Python Random

• 3. Modules Python Namespaces

• 4. Modules Python Decimals

• 5. Modules Python Files and Scope

LESSON 12 Creating Dictionaries

In this lesson, you will learn how to create dictionaries, which map a set of keys to a set of values. Once you can create dictionaries, you open doors to more complicated concepts like data processing and web development.

Exercises

• 1. What is a Dictionary?

• 2. Make a Dictionary

• 3. Invalid Keys

• 4. Empty Dictionary

• 5. Add A Key

• 6. Add Multiple Keys

• 7. Overwrite Values

• 8. List Comprehensions to Dictionaries

LESSON 13 Using Dictionaries

In this lesson, you will learn how to use dictionaries to accomplish certain tasks.

Exercises

• 1. Using Dictionaries

• 2. Get A Key

• 3. Get an Invalid Key

• 4. Try/Except to Get a Key

• 5. Safely Get a Key

• 6. Delete a Key

• 7. Get All Keys

• 8. Get All Values

• 9. Get All Items

LESSON 14 Code Challenge: Dictionaries

Practice your dictionary skills with these function building problems!

Exercises

• 1. Introduction

• 2. Sum Values

• . Even Keys

• 4. Add Ten

• 5. Values That Are Keys

• 6. Largest Value

• 7. Word Length Dict

• 8. Frequency Count

• 9. Unique Values

• 10. Count First Letter