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Learn Python programming foundations, and apply basic Python syntax, use code editors, and write simple programs. Gain hands-on experience through interactive exercises and real-world examples, combining knowledge to solve complex programming problems. This is the first course in the Google IT Automation with Python Certificate, a series designed to prepare you for an IT support specialist role.

Syllabus

  • Hello Python!
    • Specialization Introduction
    • Course Introduction
    • Get started with your Google IT Automation with Python Certificate
    • Welcome to the Program
    • The Beginning of Your Programming Journey
    • What is programming?
    • What is automation?
    • Uses for Automation
    • Getting Computers to Work for You
    • Study Guide: Introduction to Programming
    • Practice Quiz: Introduction to Programming
    • What is Python?
    • Python Resources
    • A Note on Syntax and Code Blocks
    • Why is Python Relevant to IT?
    • Other Languages
    • Study Guide: Introduction to Python
    • Practice Quiz: Introduction to Python
    • Practice Lab: Introduction to Python
    • Review: Hello, World!
    • Hello, World!
    • Review: Getting information from the user
    • Getting Information from the User
    • Review: Python can be your calculator
    • Python Can Be Your Calculator
    • Study Guide: First Programming Concepts
    • Practice Quiz: Hello World
    • Practice Lab: Hello World
    • Code editors and IDEs overview
    • Review: Use the command-line
    • Use the command-line
    • Review: Use JupyterLab and Jupyter Notebooks
    • Use JupyterLab and Jupyter Notebooks
    • Review: Use Colab
    • Use Colab
    • Review: Use VS Code
    • Use VS Code
    • More on IDEs and code editors
    • First Steps Wrap Up
    • Meet Marga, the Curriculum Developer
    • Glossary terms from course 1, module 1
    • Study Guide: Module 1 Graded Quiz
    • Graded Quiz: Module 1 challenge: Hello Python!
    • Week 1 - Graded Assessments
  • Basic Python Syntax
    • Basic Python Syntax introduction
    • Explore Python syntax
    • Review: Data types
    • Data Types
    • Annotating Variables by Type
    • Review: Expressions, numbers, and type conversions
    • Expressions, numbers, and type conversions
    • Implicit vs explicit conversion
    • Study guide: Expressions and variables
    • Practice Quiz: Expressions and variables
    • Practice Lab: Expressions and Variables
    • Review: Defining functions
    • Defining Functions
    • Built-in functions
    • Review: Returning values
    • Returning Values
    • Review: The principles of code reuse
    • The principles of code reuse
    • Review: Code style
    • Code style
    • Study guide: Functions
    • Practice Quiz: Functions
    • Practice Lab: Functions
    • Review: Comparing things
    • Comparing things
    • Comparison Operators with Equations
    • Comparison Operators with Strings
    • Logical Operators
    • Review: Branching with if statements
    • Branching with if Statements
    • Review: else statements
    • else Statements
    • else Statements and the Modulo Operator
    • Review: elif statements
    • elif Statements
    • Complex Branching with elif Statements
    • Study Guide: Conditionals
    • Practice Quiz: Conditionals
    • Practice Lab: Conditionals
    • In Marga's Words: Why I Like Python
    • Glossary terms from course 1, module 2
    • Study Guide: Module 2 Graded Quiz
    • Graded Quiz: Module 2 challenge: Basic Python Syntax Assessment
    • Week 2 - Graded Assessments
    • Basic Syntax Wrap Up
  • Loops
    • Introduction to Loops
    • Review: What is a while loop?
    • What is a while loop?
    • Anatomy of a While Loop
    • Review: More while loop examples
    • More while loop examples
    • Review: Why initializing variables matters
    • Why Initializing Variables Matters
    • Review: Infinite loops and how to break them
    • Infinite Loops and How to Break Them
    • Study Guide: while Loops
    • Practice Quiz: While loops
    • Practice Lab: While loops
    • Review: What is a for loop?
    • What is a for loop?
    • Review: More for loops examples
    • More for loop examples
    • A Closer Look at the Range() Function
    • Review: Nested for loops
    • Nested for Loops
    • Strings and for loops
    • Looping over a String
    • Slice and Join Strings
    • Review: Common errors in for loops
    • Common Errors in for Loops
    • Study Guide: for Loops
    • Practice Quiz: For Loops
    • Practice Lab: For Loops
    • Review: What is recursion?
    • What is recursion? (Optional)
    • Review: Recursion in Action in the IT Context
    • Recursion in Action in the IT Context
    • Additional Recursion Sources
    • Practice Quiz: Recursion
    • Practice Lab: Recursion
    • Loops Wrap Up
    • In Marga's Words: How I Got Into Programming
    • Glossary terms from course 1, module 3
    • Study Guide: Module 3 Graded Quiz
    • Graded Quiz: Module 3 challenge: Loops
    • Week 3 - Graded Assessment
  • Strings, Lists and Dictionaries
    • Basic Structures Introduction
    • Review: What is a string?
    • What is a string?
    • Review: The parts of a string
    • The Parts of a String
    • String Indexing and Slicing
    • Review: Creating new strings
    • Creating New Strings
    • Basic String Methods
    • Review: More string methods
    • More String Methods
    • Advanced String Methods
    • Review: Formatting strings
    • Formatting Strings
    • String Formatting
    • String Reference Guide
    • Formatting strings reference guide
    • Study Guide: Strings
    • Practice Quiz: Strings
    • Practice Lab: Strings
    • Review: What is a list?
    • What is a list?
    • Lists Defined
    • Review: Modifying the contents of a list
    • Modifying the Contents of a List
    • Review: Lists and tuples
    • Lists and Tuples
    • Tuples
    • Review: Iterating over lists and tuples
    • Iterating over Lists and Tuples
    • Iterating Over Lists Using Enumerate
    • Review: List comprehensions
    • List Comprehensions
    • List comprehension vs for loops
    • List Comprehension Examples
    • Study Guide: List Operations and Methods
    • Practice Quiz: Lists
    • Practice Lab: Lists
    • Review: What is a dictionary?
    • What is a dictionary?
    • Dictionaries Defined
    • Review: Iterating over the contents of a dictionary
    • Iterating over the Contents of a Dictionary
    • Use while loops and if else statements for dictionaries
    • Dictionaries vs. Lists
    • Study Guide: Dictionary Methods
    • Practice Quiz: Dictionaries
    • Practice Lab: Dictionaries
    • OOP Introduction (Optional)
    • What is a Method?
    • Constructors and Other Special Methods (Optional)
    • Special Methods
    • Instance Methods (Optional)
    • Methods as special operators
    • Study guide: Classes and methods (Optional)
    • Basic Structures Wrap Up
    • In Marga's Words: My Most Challenging Script
    • Glossary terms from course 1, module 4
    • Study Guide: Module 4 Graded Quiz
    • Graded Quiz: Module 4 challenge: Strings, Lists, and Dictionaries
    • Week 4 Graded Assessment
  • Final Project
    • Final Project Introduction
    • Problem Statement
    • Review: Research
    • Research
    • Review: Planning
    • Planning
    • Review: Writing the script
    • Writing the Script
    • Review: Putting it all together
    • Putting it All Together
    • Putting It All Together
    • Python in action
    • Graded Quiz: Module 5 challenge: Final Project
    • Congratulations!
    • Course 1 glossary
    • Sneak Peek of the Next Course
    • Finding Your Path and Perfect Role
    • Exploring Technical Careers
    • Tailor Your Resume
    • Diversity and Inclusion
    • Getting Promoted
    • Course 1 resources and citations

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