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CS50 - Introduction to Programming with Python

Start here if you have never written Python.

An introduction to programming using Python, covering functions, variables, conditionals, loops, exceptions, libraries, unit tests, file I/O, regular expressions and object-oriented programming.

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CS50: Introduction to Programming with Python

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Harvard University publishes a large share of its computer science and data science teaching openly, through Harvard Online and edX. The CS50 family is its best known series and is free to take, with a paid certificate option.

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Course overview

If you have never written Python, start here. It is thorough, well taught, and the problem sets are the reason it works.

What you will learn

  • Write Python confidently, from the fundamentals through to classes
  • Handle errors, files and regular expressions properly
  • Write unit tests and use libraries rather than reinventing them
  • Finish with a project you designed and built yourself

Who this course is for

Complete beginners no programming background assumed
Anyone learning Python properly thorough rather than fast

Course details

FormatUniversity course with problem sets
LevelBeginner
PriceFree
Time90 hours
CertificateYes, on completion

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