Python 3 for Beginners | Learn by Creating a Simple Game
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Python is one of the fastest growing programming languages. Everyone should know how to use Python. Even if you don’t want to become a full-time computer programmer, Python can make you faster and more efficient at your job and even help improve your career prospects. Understanding Python can help you to solve complex problems that don’t seem to have a solution outside of programming.
Learning programming can feel very intimidating at first. That’s why this course is designed for beginners to get you familiar with programming in Python in a fun and accessible way. If you’ve never done any programming or even installed programming software on your computer, this is the course for you! Alex’s explanations are simple and easy to follow. He doesn’t use a lot of complex jargon like so many computer programming instructors do. He’ll walk you through every step, so you can follow along and learn all of the concepts taught in the course.
As Alex will tell you in the course, once you have the basics of Python programming down, you can then go out on the internet and lookup other things that you want to code. You can learn as you go and program whatever you want, growing your skills every step of the way.
Here are just some of the things people do with Python:
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Track the movement of stocks
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Update you when a website changes
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Create video games
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Create websites
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Do financial analysis
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Supercharge your computer
So, if you’re ready to change your life (and maybe even your career) with Python, then this is the course to get you started.
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And remember, with Udemy, you get a 30-day money back guarantee on this course. So, if for any reason you’re not happy or feel like you didn’t learn the basics of Python programming, you can get a full refund. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain from jumping in and learning Python today!
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Introduction to the Course and InstructorWelcome to the course! I'm excited to teach you about Python and introduce you to a huge new world of programming.
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Installing Python on Windows (comes pre-installed on Mac)
If you're on a Mac computer or Using Linux, you should have Python already installed. But if you're on a Windows computer, follow these steps to install Windows and get it set up correctly on your computer so that you can use the command prompt the way that we do in this course.
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The Power of Your Computer - How to Use Python as a Powerful Calculator
In this lecture I'll show you how to harness the power of your computer to use it like a calculator hat's capable of doing a huge calculations.
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Why Use Python? - The Programming Language Hierarchy
There are many programming languages out there, so why choose Python? In this video you'll learn about some different programming languages and the hierarchy of programming languages to help you understand why Python is such an awesome choice.
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Why We Use Python 3 in this Course
In this course we'll be using Python 3. The reason for that is that it's the most recent version of Python so it will have the most up-to-date tools.
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How to Get the Most Out of This Course
In this lecture I'll give you a few tips and tricks for how to get the most out of this course. The most important part is that you follow along and do the programming on your computer as you go. The second most important thing for you to do is to experiment on your own. Build on the lessons you learn here and continue trying new things. That's what makes the difference between a successful programmer and a not so successful programmer.
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Intro to Variables
In this lecture you'll learn how to create a variable, or how to declare a variable in Python.
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Strings and Integers
In this lecture you'll learn how to use strings and integers. Strings are text and integers are numbers.
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Working with Strings
In this lecture we'll focus specifically on strings which we use when working with text. Strings or something that you will use a lot when programming in Python so it's great to get familiar with them.
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Using Editors
Editors allow you some different options when programming Python. In his lecture we'll talk about some of the different uses and options when it comes to code editors.
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Multiple Lined Programs
Now it's time to get a little more serious about writing code. In this lecture I'll introduce you to writing multiple lines of code. This is where we start to actually create programs.
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User Input Basics
User inputs allow you to interact with your users. This is where coding gets pretty fun because your code can respond to the inputs that your user puts into the computer.
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Beginning the Game
In this course, will be creating this Oregon trail text-based video game. In this lecture we'll get started creating our game.
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Conditional Statements - Bear Attack
The conditional statement basically says if this happens this, if something else happens do something else. In this lecture you'll learn how to do a conditional statement.
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Conditional Math Statements - The Mystic
We can do conditional statements with math as well. That's what you'll learn in this lecture.
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Introduction to Lists
Lists are hugely important when it comes to programming in Python. in this lecture we'll learn how to do lists as well as why to use lists
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Basic List Syntax
In this lecture we'll talk about the syntax, or the words that you use when creating a list in Python.
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Basic Loops
Loops allow you to repeat an action for a specified scenario. This is also a way that you can freeze up your computer if you're not careful.
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While Loops
hile loops say that while something is happening the loop will continue. In this lecture we'll learn how to do while loops.
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Getting Ready for Oregon Trail
In this lecture we will get ready for our Oregon trail game.
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Functions -Part 1
Functions allow you to do calculations in Python. you can use existing functions or you can create your own functions right within Python.
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Functions - Part 2
Functions are an important topic, so in this lecture we'll continue learning about functions.
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Adding Functions to the Oregon Trail Game
Now it's time to put our functions to use and add a function to our Oregon trail game.
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Finishing the Oregon Trail Game with Functions
Now we can put some finishing touches on our Oregon trail game with a little bit more Python code.
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Introduction to Non-Python Files
Now we will change the subject a little bit and talk about files from outside of Python that we might want to bring in to manipulate within Python.
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Opening Other Files in Python
In this lecture we'll talk about how to open non-Python files in Python.
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CSV Files in Python and the Presidents
CSV files are a very common and useful file type to use to transfer data to Python. In this lecture we'll learn how to use CSV files.
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Creating a History of Actions Taken in our Video Game
This video will learn how to create a history of actions taken, so that we can record what our users input into our game and save it using Python.
