Python Programming for Beginners and Kids - Anyone Can Code
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Python Programming for Beginners – Beginners Can Learn to Code in Python 3 with Simple and Fun Hands On Videos
Do you want to learn to code? Maybe you are interested in programming as a career or a hobbyist who wants to create code for your own projects? Or, maybe you’re a parent with a kid who would love to write code. If so then this is the course you’re looking for. This course is designed to teach Python programming to absolute beginners. Kids as young as 5th grade have completed this entire course successfully.
Following my step-by-step videos you will write fun and entertaining programs – and at the same time gain core programming skills. This course is loaded with 10 hours of fun hands-on examples and challenges.
You’ll make your computer talk, draw colorful 2D graphics, and we’ll cap off the course by creating an arcade style space game – complete with animation, keyboard controls, and sound effects. That’s not all with over 140 lectures, challenges, and solutions there are many more cool programs you will create. All you need is a Mac or PC and a little curiosity. At the end of this course, you will have gained basic programming skills that you can continue to build on.
Python is One of the Most Popular Programming Languages
Python is one of the top programming languages in use. Companies like Netflix, Google, Instagram, and Facebook all use Python. Many universities now teach Python in their introductory computer science classes. Python is even used in some college science classes such as Physics for simulations. If you want to pursue a career in software development, this course is a great first step into programming. Or, you may just want to learn as a hobby or for fun to express your creativity in your own projects!
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Why choose this course?Watch this video for a quick introduction of the course. You will get a glimpse of who this course is for and the fun projects you will create.
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About Me
Watch this video to learn more about the instructor.
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What You'll Learn
After watching this video, you will understand the course outline and topics that will be covered.
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Optimizing Your Learning Experience
In this lecture, I give you a few tips to get the most out of this cource and make the most of your learning experience.
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Downloading Python SoftwareAfter this lecture, you will have downloaded the software needed for this course.
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Setting Up Our Python Editor - Thonny
Watch this lesson to install and setup Thonny - the Python editor we will be using throughout the course.
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Getting Familiar with Thonny
After this lecture, you will know how the basic parts of Thonny and will run you first Python program
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What is a computer?
After completing this lecture, you will know the basic parts of a computer and what they do.
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What is software?
After this lecture, you will know the definition of software.
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Quick Review of Hardware and Software
Watch this video for a quick review of hardware vs. software.
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Hardware and Software Quiz
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Introduction to Output
Read this article for an overview of this section of the course.
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Example 1- Output with the print() function
After completing this lecture, you will be able to write text to the shell window using the print() function.
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Example 1 Continued - Adding Notes to Your Program
After completing this lecture, you will know how to include notes or comments in your program.
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Example 2 - More Escape Characters for Text Formatting
After this lecture, you will know how to include even more special characters in your strings.
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Example 3 - Making Your Computer Speak
After this lecture, you will know how to write a program creates audio output. You will learn how to make you computer speak!
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Programming Challenge 1 - Print Your Superheroes
After this lesson, you will have written a program on your own to list your favorite superheroes.
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Programming Challenge 1 - Solution
This lecture shows one solution to Challenge 1.
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Programming Challenge 2 - Upside Down Triangle
This lesson introduces the next challenge - drawing a triangle with text characters.
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Programming Challenge 2 - Solution
In this lesson I go over the previous challenge.
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Programming Challenge 3 - Backslash and Tabs to Make a Rectangle
Watch this lesson to get instructions for Challenge 3.
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Programming Challenge 3 - Solution
This video shows the solution for challenge 3.
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Programming Challenge 4 - A Famous Quote
This lesson gives you another output challenge.
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Programming Challenge 4 - Solution
Watch this video to see how to write the program for challenge 4.
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Programming Challenge 5 - Poetic Python - Reciting Poetry
Try this fun challenge and have Python recite poetry!
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Programming Challenge 5 - Solution
This is the complete solution to challenge 5.
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Introducing Variables
Let's learn about variables. This lecture introduces variables and explains how we use them to store data in the computer's memory.
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Example 4 - Creating Variables and Using the Debugger
In this lesson you will write your first Python program using variables.
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Example 5 - Getting Keyboard Input
After this lecture you will know how to get information entered by the user from the keyboard.
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Example 5 Continued - Formatting Output with Variables
Learn how to format text to include the value in a variable to display a custom message.
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Example 6 - Replacing words in a sentence with user input
In this example, you will learn how to use variables to replace words in a sentence.
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Example 7 - Making the Computer Speak our Sentence Built from User Input
Make your computer speak. After watching this video you will be able to create Python programs that talk using a text to speech module.
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Programming Challenge 6 - Creating a Simple Word Game
In this lecture, I introduce your next challenge. Creating a simple word substitution game. Try this challenge and play the game with your family and friends!
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Programming Challenge 6 - Solution
In this video, I show the solution for this challenge.
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Introduction to Expressions and Operators
After this video you will know what an expression, operator, and operand are.
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Hands On Practice with Math Expressions
In this lesson you will get hands on practice doing calculations with math expressions in the shell.
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The Modulus Operator
Learn about the modulus operator and some of it's helpful properties.
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Using Operators with Strings
In this lesson, we experiment with strings and operators to see how we can multiply and add strings.
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Operator Precedence Cheat Sheet
A quick recap of order of operations and a handy cheat sheet.
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Example 8 - Computing the Area of a Rectangle
In this lecture, I will show you how to use variables in expressions to create a simple program to calculate the area of a rectangle from user input.
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Example 9 - Computing the Area of a Triangle from User Input
In this lecture, we will create a simple program to calculate the area of a triangle using values entered from the keyboard.
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Programming Challege 7 - Evaluating Math Expressions
Practice using math expressions in Python.
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Programming Challenge 7 - Solution
Walk thru the the solution to challenge 7.
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Programming Challenge 8 - Calculating Your Age in Dog Years
This video has the instructions for programming challenge 8.
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Programming Challenge 8 Solution
Solution to programming challenge 8.
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Introduction - What is a List?
After this lecture, you will know the definition of a list in Python
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Example 10 - Creating a List Variable
You will learn how to create and print a list to the shell in this lecture.
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Example 11 - Accessing Individual Items in a List
After this lecture, you will know how to access a single item from a list.
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Changing Individual Values in a List
Read this article to learn how you can change the values of items using their indexes.
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Example 12 - Getting the Number of Items in a List
Learn how to count the number of items in a list.
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Example 13 - Adding Items to a List
In this lesson, you will learn how to add additional items to a list that has already been created.
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Example 14 - Combining Lists to Make a New List
Learn how to make new lists from other lists by combining them.
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Example 15 - Multiplying a List
In this lesson you will learn what multiplication of a list does.
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Example 16 - Remove an Item from a List using a Value
In this lesson, you will learn how to remove an item from a list.
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Example 17 - Remove an Item from a List by Position
In this lesson you will learn how to remove a value from a list using it's position.
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Example 18 - Counting How Many Times an Item Appears in A List
In this lesson you will learn how to count the number of times a value appears in a list.
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What is a Tuple?
After this lecture, you will know what a tuple is and how it is different to a list.
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Example 19 - Hands On with Tuples
In this lesson you will practice creating and working with tuples.
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Programming Challenge 9 - Heroes and Villains List Challenge
This lecture explains programming challenge 9.
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Programming Challenge 9 - Solution
In this lesson, I solve programming challenge #9.
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Programming Challenge 10 - Heroes and Villains Tuples
In this lecture, you will get your next challenge - converting the heroes and villains challenge to use tuples.
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Programming Challenge 10 - Solution
This lesson presents the solution to programming challenge 10.
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Introducing Turtle Graphics - Pixels and Coordinates
After this lecture, you should understand how to plot points in the Turtle graphics window.
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Example 20 - Drawing a Red Square with Goto
In this lecture you will learn how to draw a square with Python turtle graphics.
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Setting Your Turtle Speed
Read this lesson to learn the valid values you can use when setting the turtle's speed.
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Programming Challenge 11 - Draw a Green Rectangle
Watch this lesson to get you next drawing challenge.
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Programming Challenge 11 - Solution
In this lecture, I go over the solution to challenge 11.
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Example 21 - Forward, Backward, Left, and Right Functions
Learn how to move your Turtle around the screen with left, right, forward, and backward functions.
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Programming Challenge 12 - Using Forward, Backward, Left, and Right
In this lecture, I give you your next challenge to practice moving the turtle on your own.
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Programming Challenge 12 - Solution
In this lecture I cover the solution to Challenge 12.
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Example 22 - Drawing Circles
Watch this video to learn how to draw circles with the Turtle.
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Example 23 - Filling Shapes with Color
In this video, you will learn how to fill shapes with solid colors.
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Example 24 - Drawing Polygons and Irregular Shapes
After this lecture, you will know how to draw polygons or irregular shapes.
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Example 25 - Erasing Turtle Drawings and Setting the Window Background Color
In this video, you will learn handy functions to erase and reset your turtle drawings.
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Programming Challenge 13 - Draw Your Own Emoji
In this video I give your next challenge - drawing an emoji with Turtle Graphics.
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Programming Challenge 13 Solution - Drawing an Emoji
This video covers the solution to Challenge #13.
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Programming Challenge 14 - Drawing Challenge
In this challenge you will use the turtle to draw a house and tree using everything you've learned so far.
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Programming Challenge 14 - Solution
Watch this video to see my solution to challenge 14.
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Example 26 - Drawing Text
In this lesson you will learn how to draw text in your Turtle window.
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Programming Challenge 15 - Draw Your Name
Watch this video to get your next practice challenge - writing your name with Turtle graphics.
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Programming Challenge 15 - Solution
In this video I cover the solution to challenge 15.
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Example 27 - A Nicer Way to Get Input
Watch this video to learn how you can get input from the user using Turtle graphics.
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Programming Challenge 16 - Practice with numinput() and textinput()
Watch this video to get your next challenge - getting practice with numinput() and textinput()
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Programming Challenge 16 - Solution
In this video I show the solution to challenge 16.
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Turtle Graphics Documentation
In this video I show you where you can find documentation for the Turtle graphics library.
