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Introduction to Python Programming
In this course, you will learn everything you need to know to start
programming in Python
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Whether you are
looking to automate your tasks, write scripts or pursue a career in
programming, Python is the language for you
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Python: The Beginner-Friendly Language
If you're new to programming, you may find that many programming
languages are not very beginner-friendly
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However, Python is different
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You simply type out what you want to do, and Python does
it
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You can start writing your first program within seconds of starting to learn
Python
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The lessons are specifically designed with examples to help you
along the way
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Why Learn Python?
There's no reason not to learn Python! Many people might feel intimidated
or think it's too difficult, but don't worry, this course will guide you
through all the core concepts in Python so you can start programming
confidently and writing awesome scripts and programs
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How to Install Python
In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Python onto your computer
and a text editor to write your programs in
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python
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On this page, you'll see two buttons:
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Download Python 3
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3 (the latest version of Python 3)

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Download Python 2
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14 (the latest version of Python 2)

There are two major versions of Python currently in use: Python 2 and
Python 3
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While Python 2 has been around longer and has more libraries and code
written for it, Python 3 is the future of Python and has many advantages
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Python 3: The Future of Python
In the next five or ten years, it is highly likely that Python 2 will no longer
be in use
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Therefore, this tutorial will focus on
teaching Python 3
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Although there are some differences
between Python 3 and Python 2 in terms of syntax and minor details, if
you learn Python 3, you will be able to code in Python 2 as well
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Click on the "Download Python 3" button and wait for the download to
finish
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You will be prompted with a Python installer
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Setting Up Python and a Text Editor
In order to start writing Python code, we need to first install Python 3 on
our computer
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One
popular IDE for Python is PyCharm
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Download Python 3 from the official website
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Install the downloaded file
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Close the installation window
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Choosing a Text Editor
We recommend using an IDE to write Python code, and PyCharm is a great
option
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Go to the JetBrains website and download PyCharm
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Choose the free and open source Community version
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Install the downloaded file
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Open PyCharm and start programming in Python!
Now you have everything you need to start programming in Python
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To open it, search for it on your computer and then
open it
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To change the appearance of Pi charm, go to "Configure" and then

click on "Preferences"
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To create a new project, click on "Create New Project"
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For example, "Graph"
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If you are on a Mac,
Python version 2 is already installed by default
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Click "Create" to create your project
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We
will start by creating a new Python file and naming it "app"
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Open the draft folder and right-click
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Select "New" and then click "Python File"
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Name the file "app" and click "OK"
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Let's start with a very basic "Hello World" program to demonstrate the
syntax:
print("Hello World")
This program will simply print the words "Hello World" to the console
when executed
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Here's how:
print("Hello World")

When we run this program, it will print "Hello World" to the console
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Python programming involves giving the computer a set of instructions,
which it will execute
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py extension, we can execute it using a
Python interpreter
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We will start by using the print statement to print something onto
the screen
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Printing on the Screen
To print something onto the screen, we use the print statement in Python
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For example:
print("Hello, world!")
This will print the text "Hello, world!" onto the screen
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Here is an example:
print("/
\ \
\ \\
\ \\\
\ \\\\

\_\\\_\\_
")
This will draw a triangle shape that looks like this:
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Running the Code

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To run the code, we can either click the "Run App" button or the play
button in PyCharm
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We can use the print statement to output information to the
console and see what our program is doing
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