Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 6 hr., 40 min.)
Edition:
1st edition
Keywords:
Electronic videos ; local
Abstract:
Provides an easy to follow introduction to both computer programming and the Python language. Shawn Bolan Don’t know anything about programming? No problem! This video course is designed for people who have never written a line of computer code. Using Python, a language designed for teaching and learning how to program, you’ll learn key skills that every coder needs. First, your instructor Ana Bell guides you through installing Python onto your computer. Then, you’ll work through a few super-easy (and fun!) examples that teach you about how Python looks and works. After you get started, you’ll learn how to build programs that can automatically repeat actions and make decisions based on the conditions YOU set. You’ll get experience with the process of program writing, and learn to combine different pieces of code so that they can work together. Finishing everything off, you’ll learn ways to make your code more readable and easier to maintain in the future. This video course works perfectly alongside Ana’s book Get Programming: Learn to code with Python , each building on the other to give you a complete tour of this great language! Programming now plays a role in almost every job. It’s time to add it to your resume! Python is great for beginners, and it’s also a language that grows with you. You can use Python for everything from web development to data science. This video course will get you started the easy way! Inside: Programming skills you can use in any language Variables, expressions, and statements Getting a program to repeat tasks and make decisions Essential best practices for clean and easy to maintain code How to write programs that can interact with a mouse, keyboard, and more! No experience with programming is needed, this video course is for anyone! Ana Bell is an MIT lecturer and scientist who teaches the popular course, Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python. She is also the author of Manning’s bestselling Get Programming: Learn to code with Python. This is a good introductory course to the basics of programming utilizing the Python language. Joe Houghes If you have ever wanted to learn Python, through a video course, then this is a great course to go with. Mike F. Cuddy
Note:
Online resource; Title from title screen (viewed September 27, 2019)
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
