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Introduction to Python

Variables & types, Lists & dicts, Functions, and more.

Yiga AI

Beginner en

Beginner · Course · 3 weeks at 5 hrs/week

Duration: 3 weeks
Effort: 5 hrs/week
Lessons: 16
Hands-on exercises: 16
Projects: 1
Language: en

What you’ll learn

Skills you can put to work.

Introduction to Python

Intermediate Python

Data Manipulation with pandas

Data Cleaning in Python

Syllabus

Every module, step by step.

4 modules · 21 lessons · 14 hours · 1 graded project

840 minutes of guided lesson time.

Module 1 · 5 lessons · 3 hoursVariables & typesModule 1 of 4 in Introduction to Python.

Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Variables & types in Introduction to Python.
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40 min
Core concepts
Core concepts — Variables & types in Introduction to Python.
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40 min
Worked example
Worked example — Variables & types in Introduction to Python.
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40 min
Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Variables & types in Introduction to Python.
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40 min
Module quiz: Variables & types
Check what you learned in Variables & types before moving on.
Quiz · Locked
20 min

Module 2 · 5 lessons · 3 hours LockedLists & dictsModule 2 of 4 in Introduction to Python.

Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Lists & dicts in Introduction to Python.
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40 min
Core concepts
Core concepts — Lists & dicts in Introduction to Python.
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40 min
Worked example
Worked example — Lists & dicts in Introduction to Python.
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40 min
Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Lists & dicts in Introduction to Python.
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40 min
Module quiz: Lists & dicts
Check what you learned in Lists & dicts before moving on.
Quiz · Locked
20 min

Module 3 · 5 lessons · 3 hours LockedFunctionsModule 3 of 4 in Introduction to Python.

Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Functions in Introduction to Python.
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40 min
Core concepts
Core concepts — Functions in Introduction to Python.
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40 min
Worked example
Worked example — Functions in Introduction to Python.
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40 min
Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Functions in Introduction to Python.
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40 min
Module quiz: Functions
Check what you learned in Functions before moving on.
Quiz · Locked
20 min

Module 4 · 6 lessons · 5 hours LockedFilesModule 4 of 4 in Introduction to Python.

Overview and set-up
Overview and set-up — Files in Introduction to Python.
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40 min
Core concepts
Core concepts — Files in Introduction to Python.
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40 min
Worked example
Worked example — Files in Introduction to Python.
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40 min
Hands-on practice
Hands-on practice — Files in Introduction to Python.
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40 min
Module quiz: Files
Check what you learned in Files before moving on.
Quiz · Locked
20 min
Graded project: Introduction to Python
Apply everything from Introduction to Python in one graded, portfolio-ready build.
Graded project · Locked
120 min

Applied learning project

Make the learning visible.

Use Graded project: Introduction to Python to apply this course to a practical challenge. You’ll finish with a clear solution and the reasoning behind your choices.

Apply the course’s core skillMake and explain practical decisionsCreate evidence you can share

Your instructor

Daniel O.

Data & analytics

Turns real African data problems into practical lessons learners can apply immediately.

“The course content made machine learning understandable, and the practice kept me moving.”
Brian Okello
Software developer, Kampala

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