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Python Fundamentals

Learn Python from scratch — variables, control flow, functions, strings, and file I/O. No prior programming experience required.

Beginner

8h 55m

10 Lessons

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Start your Python journey with this hands-on beginner course. You'll learn to write and run Python programs, work with variables and data types, control program flow with if/else and loops, organize code with functions, manipulate strings, and read/write files. Every lesson pairs AI-guided teaching with hands-on coding in a browser-based VS Code environment no setup required. By the end, you'll be writing real Python scripts that process data and produce formatted output. This is Course 1 of 3 in the Python Beginner Track.

Course Curriculum

10 Lessons

AI Lesson

Hello Python - Your First Program

30m

print(), strings, numbers, math operators, f-strings, comments, syntax errors vs runtime errors

Lab Exercise

Hello Python - Lab Exercises

1h 15m 1 Exercises

print(), strings, numbers, math operators, f-strings, comments, syntax errors vs runtime errors

Hello Python — Your First Program Hello Python — Your First Program ~30 min

AI Lesson

Variables, Types and Input

30m

Variables, naming conventions, int/float/str/bool, type(), input(), type conversion, ValueError

Lab Exercise

Variables and Input - Lab Exercises

1h 15m 1 Exercises

Variables, naming conventions, int/float/str/bool, type(), input(), type conversion, ValueError

Python Variables, Types & Input - Interactive Data Workshop Python Variables, Types & Input - Interactive Data Workshop ~30 min

AI Lesson

Control Flow - Decisions and Loops

35m

if/elif/else, comparison operators, logical operators (and/or/not), for loops with range(), while loops, break/continue

Lab Exercise

Control Flow - Lab Exercises

1h 15m 1 Exercises

if/elif/else, comparison operators, logical operators (and/or/not), for loops with range(), while loops, break/continue

Python Control Flow - Building Smart Decision-Making Programs Python Control Flow - Building Smart Decision-Making Programs ~30 min

AI Lesson

Functions and Scope

35m

def, parameters, return values, default arguments, local vs global scope, function composition, docstrings

Lab Exercise

Functions - Lab Exercises

1h 15m 1 Exercises

def, parameters, return values, default arguments, local vs global scope, function composition, docstrings

Understanding Functions & Variable Scope in Python Understanding Functions & Variable Scope in Python ~30 min

AI Lesson

Strings, Formatting and Basic I/O

30m

String methods (split/join/strip/replace/find), slicing, f-string formatting, file I/O with open/read/write, with statement, parsing text

Lab Exercise

Strings and I/O - Lab Exercises

1h 15m 1 Exercises

String methods (split/join/strip/replace/find), slicing, f-string formatting, file I/O with open/read/write, with statement, parsing text

Python Strings, Formatting & Basic I/O Python Strings, Formatting & Basic I/O ~30 min

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5 Hands-on Lessons
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Course Curriculum

Hello Python - Your First Program

Hello Python - Lab Exercises

Variables, Types and Input

Variables and Input - Lab Exercises

Control Flow - Decisions and Loops

Control Flow - Lab Exercises

Functions and Scope

Functions - Lab Exercises

Strings, Formatting and Basic I/O

Strings and I/O - Lab Exercises

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