Python Basic Structures: Lists, Strings, and Files

Overview

Code and run your first python program in minutes without installing anything! This course is designed for learners with limited coding experience, providing a solid foundation of not just python, but core Computer Science topics that can be transferred to other languages. The modules in this course cover lists, strings, and files. Completion of Python Basics: Selection and Iteration before taking this course is recommended. To allow for a truly hands-on, self-paced learning experience, this course is video-free. Assignments contain short explanations with images and runnable code examples with suggested edits to explore code examples further, building a deeper understanding by doing. You'll benefit from instant feedback from a variety of assessment items along the way, gently progressing from quick understanding checks (multiple choice, fill in the blank, and un-scrambling code blocks) to small, approachable coding exercises that take minutes instead of hours.

Syllabus

Lists

Welcome to Week 1 of the Python Basic Structures: Lists, Strings, and Files course. These assignments cover using lists to store multiple pieces of data in a single variable and iterating over lists or using built-in methods and functions to manipulate lists. The module ends with a lab and graded coding exercises.

Strings

Welcome to Week 2 of the Python Basic Structures: Lists, Strings, and Files course. These assignments cover storing multiple characters or text in a string and using built-in methods and functions to manipulate strings. The module ends with a lab and graded coding exercises.

Files

Welcome to Week 3 of the Python Basic Structures: Lists, Strings, and Files course. These assignments cover importing and exporting large pieces of data from text and CSV files. The module ends with a lab and graded coding exercises.