Getting started with Python

Overview

The series of videos on Channel 9 is designed to help get you up to speed on Python. If you're a beginning developer who's looking to add Python to your quiver of languages, or trying to get started on a data science or web project, these videos can help teach you the foundation necessary to walk through a quick start or other tutorial.

What you'll learn

The basics of Python
Starting a project
Common syntax
Package management

What we don't cover

Class design and inheritance
Asynchronous programming
Basics of programming

Prerequisites

An understanding of Git
Light experience with another programming language, such as JavaScript

Next steps

As the goal of this course is to help get you up to speed on Python so you can work through a quick start, the next step after completing the videos is to follow a tutorial! Here's a few of our favorites:

Contributing

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