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Programming with Python

Learn Python programming hands on: algorithms, variables, if statements, loops, functions, lists, dictionaries and files.

7 lessons395 min lessonFoundations

The lessons

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  1. 1 · Virtual machine lab

    Algorithms, pseudocode and trace tables

    I can break a problem into steps and trace what a program does.

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  2. 2 · Virtual machine lab

    Variables, data types and print in Python

    I can store values in variables and print a result.

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  3. 3 · Virtual machine lab

    If, elif and else statements in Python

    I can make a program choose with if, elif and else.

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  4. 4 · Virtual machine lab

    For and while loops in Python

    I can repeat work with for and while loops.

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  5. 5 · Virtual machine lab

    Functions in Python: def, parameters and return

    I can write a function that takes values and returns a result.

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  6. 6 · Virtual machine lab

    Python lists and dictionaries

    I can keep many values in lists and dictionaries.

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  7. 7 · Virtual machine lab

    Reading files and handling errors in Python

    I can read and write text files and handle an error.

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