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Python Programming: A Concise Introduction
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Syllabus
- Week 1 - Beginning to Program in Python
In this module we introduce writing functions in Python using the convenient Spyder development environment. The lesson begins with instructions on installing the popular Anaconda distribution of Python, which includes Spyder. It continues by showing how to u... - Week 2 - Working with Lists and Importing Libraries. The Random library.
Lists, datatypes, libraries, the random library. - Week 3 - Tuples, Data Dictionaries, Text and CSV Files
So far, we have one collection data type, the list. In this module we take up two more: the tuple and the data dictionary. After that we introduce reading and writing text files and give some illustrative examples. Finally, we take up reading and writing Comm... - Week 4 - Functional Values, Sorting, Formatting, Statistics, and a Menu Driven Database Program
In this lesson, we take up a variety of topics and give an example using much of what we've covered in the course. First, we show how functions can return values. Then we show how to build lists of various types and how to sort these lists. After that we use ...
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Instructors
Bill Boyd
Visiting Associate Professor and Visiting Scholar
Quantitative Analysis Center
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