Python Essentials – Part 1 (Basics)

This course is the first in a 2-course series that will prepare you for the PCEP – Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer certification exam, and help you build the essential foundations for the PCAP – Certified Associate in Python Programming certification exam.

The main goal of the course is to guide you from a state of complete programming illiteracy to a level of programming knowledge which allows you to design, write, debug, and run programs encoded in the Python language, and to understand the basic concepts of software development technology.

The course will prepare you for jobs and careers connected with widely understood software development, which includes not only creating the code itself as a junior developer, but also computer systems design and software testing

Pre-requisite

This introductory course gives you an opportunity to dive into Python and computer programming with no specific prerequisites or prior knowledge required. It will guide you from a state of complete programming illiteracy to a level of programming knowledge which will allow you to design, write, debug, and run Python scripts, and to understand the basic concepts of software development technology.

The course has been designed for students with little to no prior knowledge of Python or programming. The only preliminary requirement is the ability to use a personal computer, very basic knowledge in mathematics, and enthusiasm!

Prepare for Careers

Having completed the course, you will be prepared to attempt the qualification PCEP – Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer certification, and to get your foot in the door to careers in software development, data analysis, and testing.

Key skills you will learn

Sign up for Python Essentials 1, and learn these core skills:

• Learn the universal concepts of computer programming

• Learn the syntax and semantics of the Python language

• Practice skills in resolving typical implementation challenges

• Use the most important elements of Python Standard Library

• Install your runtime environment

• Write your own Python programs

Course Syllabus

• Introduction to Python and computer programming

• Data types, variables, basic input-output operations, basic operators

• Boolean values, conditional execution, loops, lists, logical and bitwise operations

• Functions, tuples, dictionaries, and data processing