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Python for Beginners

Write your first programs, work with data, and build a small command-line project.

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Beginner · Course · 4 weeks at 5 hrs/week

Duration
4 weeks
Effort
5 hrs/week
Lessons
24
Hands-on exercises
24
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 · 29 lessons · 19 hours · 1 graded project

1160 minutes of guided lesson time.

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Module 1 · 7 lessons · 4.3 hoursYour first programModule 1 of 4 in Python for Beginners.

  1. Overview and set-up

    Overview and set-up — Your first program in Python for Beginners.

    Lesson

    40 min

  2. Core concepts

    Core concepts — Your first program in Python for Beginners.

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    40 min

  3. Worked example

    Worked example — Your first program in Python for Beginners.

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    40 min

  4. Hands-on practice

    Hands-on practice — Your first program in Python for Beginners.

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    40 min

  5. Common pitfalls

    Common pitfalls — Your first program in Python for Beginners.

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    40 min

  6. Applying it at work

    Applying it at work — Your first program in Python for Beginners.

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    40 min

  7. Module quiz: Your first program

    Check what you learned in Your first program before moving on.

    Quiz · Locked

    20 min
Module 2 · 7 lessons · 4.3 hours LockedMaking decisionsModule 2 of 4 in Python for Beginners.

  1. Overview and set-up

    Overview and set-up — Making decisions in Python for Beginners.

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    40 min

  2. Core concepts

    Core concepts — Making decisions in Python for Beginners.

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    40 min

  3. Worked example

    Worked example — Making decisions in Python for Beginners.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  4. Hands-on practice

    Hands-on practice — Making decisions in Python for Beginners.

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    40 min

  5. Common pitfalls

    Common pitfalls — Making decisions in Python for Beginners.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  6. Applying it at work

    Applying it at work — Making decisions in Python for Beginners.

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    40 min

  7. Module quiz: Making decisions

    Check what you learned in Making decisions before moving on.

    Quiz · Locked

    20 min
Module 3 · 7 lessons · 4.3 hours LockedLoops and listsModule 3 of 4 in Python for Beginners.

  1. Overview and set-up

    Overview and set-up — Loops and lists in Python for Beginners.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  2. Core concepts

    Core concepts — Loops and lists in Python for Beginners.

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    40 min

  3. Worked example

    Worked example — Loops and lists in Python for Beginners.

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    40 min

  4. Hands-on practice

    Hands-on practice — Loops and lists in Python for Beginners.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  5. Common pitfalls

    Common pitfalls — Loops and lists in Python for Beginners.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  6. Applying it at work

    Applying it at work — Loops and lists in Python for Beginners.

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    40 min

  7. Module quiz: Loops and lists

    Check what you learned in Loops and lists before moving on.

    Quiz · Locked

    20 min
Module 4 · 8 lessons · 6.3 hours LockedFunctions and a small projectModule 4 of 4 in Python for Beginners.

  1. Overview and set-up

    Overview and set-up — Functions and a small project in Python for Beginners.

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    40 min

  2. Core concepts

    Core concepts — Functions and a small project in Python for Beginners.

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    40 min

  3. Worked example

    Worked example — Functions and a small project in Python for Beginners.

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    40 min

  4. Hands-on practice

    Hands-on practice — Functions and a small project in Python for Beginners.

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    40 min

  5. Common pitfalls

    Common pitfalls — Functions and a small project in Python for Beginners.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  6. Applying it at work

    Applying it at work — Functions and a small project in Python for Beginners.

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    40 min

  7. Module quiz: Functions and a small project

    Check what you learned in Functions and a small project before moving on.

    Quiz · Locked

    20 min

  8. Graded project: Python for Beginners

    Apply everything from Python for Beginners in one graded, portfolio-ready build.

    Graded project · Locked

    120 min

Applied learning project

Make the learning visible.

Use Graded project: Python for Beginners 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
Daniel O., Data & analytics

Your instructor

Daniel O.

Data & analytics

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

Brian Okello, Yiga learner

“The course content made machine learning understandable, and the practice kept me moving.”

Brian Okello

Software developer, Kampala

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