Python Course – 4. Flow Control Structures
Learn Python flow control: if conditionals, for and while loops, and scope, with theory, videos and exercises to practice making your code take decisions.
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Python Course – 5. Functions
Learn Python functions: arguments and parameters, scope, documenting your code and lambda functions, with theory, videos and a hands-on ATM exercise.
Python Course – 6. Libraries/Packages
Learn how to use and create Python packages and modules, install third-party libraries with PIP, and work with Random, Math and Datetime, with exercises.
Python Course – 7. Exceptions
Learn how Python exceptions work: how to catch them, which ones to handle and which to let through, with video lessons, theory and hands-on exercises.
Python Course – 8. Files
Learn how to work with files and directories in Python: paths, reading and writing files, plus practical exercises with video lessons and downloadable theory.
Generators in Python – The Foundation of Streaming
Python generators let you stream data in real time and get each item only when it's consumed. A great balance between processing and memory. Learn them here.
Mapping and MutableMapping in Python
Learn how to build your own dictionary-like classes in Python with Mapping and MutableMapping: magic methods, lifecycle, repr, str and a full working example.
Python repr vs str
Understand repr vs str in Python and learn how to use them in any custom class. Examples of using repr for debugging.
Hashables in Python
A hashable is any object that returns its "Hash Code" when asked, and that code stays the same for the whole life of the object. Learn how it works in Python.
Mutable and Immutable Types in Python
Learn whether a variable can change (mutable) or not (immutable). Mutable: List, Dict, Set. Immutable: String, Int, Float, Bool, Tuple, Range, Decimal.
Building Your Own Collection in Python
Learn how to build your own Collection in Python step by step: Container, Sized and Iterable explained, plus the difference between an Iterator and an Iterable.
*args and **kwargs in Python, with Examples
Something we all overlook when starting with Python, and one of the most puzzling: functions (or methods) that take *args and **kwargs as parameters.