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Course description

If you want to get started programming in Python, you are going to LOVE this course! This course is designed to fully immerse you in the Python language, so it is great for both beginners and veteran programmers! Learn Python as Nick takes you through the basics of programming, advanced Python concepts, coding a calculator, essential modules, creating a "Final Fantasy-esque" RPG battle script, web scraping, PyMongo, WebPy development, Django web framework, GUI programming, data visualization, machine learning, and much more!

We are grateful for the great feedback we have received!

"This course it great. Easy to follow and the examples show how powerful python can be for the beginner all the way to the advanced. Even if the RPG may not be your cup of tea it shows you the power of classes, for loops, and others!"

"Good course even for non-programmers too."

"It's really well explained, clear. Not too slow, not too fast."

"Very thorough, quick pace. I'm learning A TON! Thank you :)"

"Good explanation, nice and easy to understand. Great audio and video quality. I have been trying to get into Python programming for some time; still a long way to go, but so far so good!"

The following topics are covered in this course:

  • Programming basics
  • Python fundamentals
  • JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
  • Web scraping
  • PyMongo (MongoDB)
  • Web Development
  • Django Web Framework
  • Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programming (PyQt)
  • Data visualization
  • Machine learning


This course is fully subtitled in English!

Thank you for taking the time to read this and we hope to see you in the course!

Who this course is for:
  • This course was designed for students with little to no programming experience
  • Developers familiar with Python can take their knowledge to the next level!
  • Students who go through the course can expect to walk away with a comprehensive understanding of Python

Requirements:

  • Download Python (FREE)
  • Setup PyCharm or some other IDE (FREE)
  • Download various open source packages to follow along with the tutorials


What you'll learn:

  • Install Python
  • Setup an IDE
  • Use programming fundamentals to build a calculator
  • Use advanced Python concepts to code a RPG
  • Find additional packages to expand the functionality of Python
  • Install essential modules
  • Code an app for web scraping
  • Create a NoSQL database using PyMongo
  • Create web apps using Web.py
  • Django web server setup
  • Live troubleshooting

Course curriculum

    1. What is a number?

    2. What is a string?

    3. String manipulation

    4. Boolean operators

    5. What are lists in Python?

    6. Dictionaries

    7. What is a variable?

    8. Built-in Python functions

    9. Defining functions

    10. Implementing arguments into a function

    11. Default arguments

    12. Keyword arguments

    13. Infinite arguments

    14. Return values

    15. If-else statements

    16. For and while loops

    17. Importing modules into a Python script

    18. Project #1 - Building a calculator

    1. PEP guidelines

    2. Breaking out of while loops

    3. Continuing while loops

    4. Classes & objects

    5. Instance variables

    6. Class & instance variables

    7. How to add comments to your code

    8. Importing modules from relative paths

    1. RPG setup

    2. Creating our character

    3. Additional utility classes

    4. Enemy instantiation

    5. Using magic

    6. Turning our magic into a class

    7. Healing our player

    8. Adding items

    9. Implementing different item types

    10. Better HP view

    11. Adding members to our party

    12. Working HP bars

    13. White space in HP & MP

    14. Enemy HP bar

    15. Multiple enemies pt.1

    16. Multiple enemies pt.2

    17. Enemy artificial intelligence

    1. Reading and writing files in Python

    2. JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)

    3. Using Virtualenv to create a virtual environment

    4. PyPI - the Python Package Index

    1. Introduction to Requests

    2. HTTP GET variables

    3. Pillow the image processing library (PIL)

    4. Posting data

    5. Posting JSON

    6. Headers

About this course

  • $27.81
  • 146 lessons
  • 18 hours of video content

Meet your instructor!

Joseph Delgadillo
Best-Selling Instructor

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