Learn Python from your first program to a finished project

Course syllabus

Ten modules over one month of weekend classes, from Python basics to a project of your own.

1. 01

   Getting started

   What Python is and where it's used, your first program, variables, data types, operators, input and output

2. 02

   Decisions and loops

   if, elif and else, for and while loops, break and continue, logic practice problems

3. 03

   Working with collections

   Strings, lists, tuples, dictionaries, sets and comprehensions

4. 04

   Functions

   Defining and calling functions, arguments, return values, scope and lambda functions

5. 05

   Files and errors

   Reading and writing files, CSV and JSON, handling errors with try and except, debugging

6. 06

   Object-oriented programming

   Classes, objects, attributes, methods and inheritance

7. 07

   Modules and tools

   The standard library, pip, virtual environments, Git and GitHub basics

8. 08

   Python for data

   NumPy basics, data analysis with pandas, charts with Matplotlib, SQL basics from Python

9. 09

   Automation and APIs

   Automating file tasks, calling web APIs, working with Excel files, building an automation script

10. 10

    Final project and career prep

    Building and publishing a project on GitHub, Python interview questions, resume and LinkedIn tips

What's included

Everything you need to learn the material and keep practising it.

• Weekend classesFinish the course in one month, with classes on weekends.
• Course recordingsGo back over any topic with recordings of the course sessions.
• Practice labWrite and run Python in your browser, with nothing to install.
• Free demo classSee how the course is taught before you pay anything.