Learn the basics of Python 3 programming

ML Challenge Week 1: Learning Python

Python is one of the most widely used programming languages in the industry. It’s a powerful, general-purpose language with applications ranging from web development to data science.

In this week’s challenge you will learn the basics of Python programming: syntax, variables, functions, conditionals, lists & list comprehensions, loops, strings, and dictionaries, external libraries.

Lessons:

1. Hello, Python - a quick introduction to Python syntax, variable assignment, and numbers
2. Functions and Getting Help - calling functions and defining our own, and using Python’s builtin documentation
3. Booleans and Conditionals - using booleans for branching logic
4. Lists - lists and the things you can do with them. Includes indexing, slicing and mutating
5. Loops and List Comprehensions - for and while loops, and a much-loved Python feature: list comprehensions
6. Strings and Dictionaries - working with string and dictionaries, two fundamental Python data types
7. Working with External Libraries - Imports, operator overloading, and survival tips for venturing into the world of external libraries.

For more info see the ML Challenge page: Week 1 - Python