Python for non-programmers
Want to learn programming, and aren't sure where to start? This 15-part course will get you where you need to go. It was originally recorded over 15 weeks in the spring-summer of 2020. Homework exercises are no longer in the forum, but printed at the bottom of each lesson. Enjoy!
Lesson 1: Python fundamentals. (March 20, 2020)
What's programming? What's Python? How can we display things on the screen, print things for the user, and even make decisions?
Note: Throughout the course, I use the Jupyter notebook for live coding. You can download my notebooks (the files with an ".ipynb" extension) from this site -- but to use them, you'll need to install Python and Jupyter.
To install Python, go to https://www.python.org/downloads/. The big yellow button will likely be right for your computer and operating system. Install it, and you now have Python on your computer!
You'll then want to install Jupyter on your computer. This will require using a terminal (aka shell or cmd), and typing some commands. Which commands? Here's a video that explains what to do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2zM8OwxZok
With Python and Jupyter installed, and Jupyter running, you can then download and use the notebook files that are here.
Having problems? Please contact me at reuven@lerner.co.il, or as @reuvenmlerner on Twitter. I want to help!
Note: Throughout the course, I use the Jupyter notebook for live coding. You can download my notebooks (the files with an ".ipynb" extension) from this site -- but to use them, you'll need to install Python and Jupyter.
To install Python, go to https://www.python.org/downloads/. The big yellow button will likely be right for your computer and operating system. Install it, and you now have Python on your computer!
You'll then want to install Jupyter on your computer. This will require using a terminal (aka shell or cmd), and typing some commands. Which commands? Here's a video that explains what to do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2zM8OwxZok
With Python and Jupyter installed, and Jupyter running, you can then download and use the notebook files that are here.
Having problems? Please contact me at reuven@lerner.co.il, or as @reuvenmlerner on Twitter. I want to help!
Lesson 2: Decisions with if (March 27, 2020)
Lesson 3: Numbers (April 3, 2020)
Lesson 4: Strings (April 10, 2020)
Lesson 5: Methods (April 17, 2020)
Lesson 6: Loops (April 24, 2020)
Lesson 7: Lists (May 1, 2020)
Lesson 8: Lists to strings, and back! (May 8, 2020)
Lesson 9: Dictionaries (May 15, 2020)
Lesson 10: Files (May 22, 2020)
Lesson 11: Writing to files (June 5, 2020)
Lesson 12: Functions (June 12, 2020)
Lesson 13: More functions (June 19, 2020)
Lesson 14: Modules and packages
Lesson 15: Where to from here?