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Python Data Structures

This course will introduce the core data structures of the Python programming language. We will move past the basics of procedural programming and explore ho...
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Platform: Coursera
Video: 5h 16m
Language: English

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This course will introduce the core data structures of the Python programming language. We will move past the basics of procedural programming and explore how we can use the Python built-in data structures such as lists, dictionaries, and tuples to perform increasingly complex data analysis. This course will cover Chapters 6-10 of the textbook “Python for Everybody”. This course covers Python 3.

You will learn

✓ Explain the principles of data structures & how they are used
✓ Create programs that are able to read and write data from files
✓ Store data as key/value pairs using Python dictionaries
✓ Accomplish multi-step tasks like sorting or looping using tuples

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School of Information
University of Michigan
Charles Severance (a.k.a. Dr. Chuck) is a Clinical Professor at the University of Michigan School of Information, where he teaches various technology-oriented courses including programming, database design, and Web development. Chuck has written a number of books including Using Google App Engine, and Python for Everybody. His research field is in the building of learning management systems such as Sakai, Moodle, Blackboard, ANGEL, and others. He was the chief architect for the Sakai Project, a learning management system used at about 300 schools worldwide and wrote the book Sakai: Free as in Freedom, that describes his experiences as one of the leaders of the project. In the mid-1990s he was the host of Internet:TCI, a national television talk show about the Internet that ran for several years on the TCI cable system. He was long-time a columnist for the IEEE Computer Magazine writing a monthly column called “Computing Conversations” that features video interviews with famous technology leaders and innovators.
Platform: Coursera
Video: 5h 16m
Language: English

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