Master the foundations of software development with one of the fastest growing and most in-demand programming languages in the world—Python. Write powerful applications that solve the most common programming tasks that are encountered by engineers in the field. Learn fundamentals that can be applied to further study in any language. This course covers objects and object types, functions and methods, looping and conditionals, text processing, sorting, and multidimensional structures. Gain the know-how to set up a development environment and to debug and troubleshoot your programs. No prior knowledge is assumed—this course is designed specifically for beginners who are aiming to get started in software development.
 

You'll walk away with

• A solid grounding in Python tools for data acquisition, structuring, and analysis
• Knowledge of how to design code with conditionals, functions, modules, classes, and object-oriented features

Ideal for

• Anyone who wants to learn software development from the ground up or who has some prior programming experience
• Application developers, system and database administrators, programmers, and technical managers