This course is an appropriate introduction to students of any background looking to get started with Python core concepts and learn fundamental programming. Learn Python programming concepts, and write effective Python code using the latest features and techniques. Explore the basics of writing and running Python scripts to more advanced features such as file operations, regular expressions, working with binary data, and using the extensive functionality of Python modules.

Course Outline:
*Create working Python scripts following best practices.
*Use python data types appropriately.
*Read and write files with both text and binary data.
*Search and replace text with regular expressions.
*Get familiar with the standard library and its work-saving modules.
*Use lesser known but powerful Python data types.
*Create “real-world”, professional Python applications.
*Work with dates, times, and calendars.
*Know when to use collections such as lists, dictionaries, and sets.
*Understand Pythonic features such as comprehensions and iterators.
*Write robust code using exception handling.