Learning Python

This is the repository for the LinkedIn Learning course Learning Python. The full course is available from LinkedIn Learning.

Python—the popular and highly-readable object-oriented language—is both powerful and relatively easy to learn. Whether you're new to programming or an experienced developer, this course can help you get started with Python. Joe Marini provides an overview of the installation process, basic Python syntax, and an example of how to construct and run a simple Python program. Learn to work with dates and times, read and write files, and retrieve and parse HTML, JSON, and XML data from the web.

Installing

To use these exercise files, you must have the following installed:
- The latest version of Python, at least version 3.9 but preferably 3.10
- A text editor such as Atom, Visual Studio Code, or another editor
Clone this repository into your local machine using the terminal (Mac), CMD or PowerShell (Windows), or a GUI tool like SourceTree.
- You can also just download a ZIP file from Github and extract the contents to your machine.
Place the examples folder on your computer where they are easy to get to

Instructor

Joe Marini

Senior Director of Product and Engineering

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