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Intermediate Python for Developers

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Course Description

Elevate your Python skills to the next level

This course will delve deeper into Python's rich ecosystem, focusing on essential aspects such as built-in functions, modules, and packages. You'll be introduced to the power of Python's modules, empowering you to develop more quickly by reusing existing code rather than writing your own from scratch every time! You'll see how people have extended modules to create their own open-source software, known as packages, discovering how to download, import, and work with packages in your programs.

Master custom functions

You'll learn best practices for defining functions, including comprehensive knowledge of how to write user-friendly docstrings to ensure clarity and maintainability. You'll dive into advanced concepts, such as default, positional, and keyword arguments, which enhance the flexibility and usability of your functions. By understanding how to work with these arguments, you'll be able to create more robust and adaptable solutions to various programming challenges.

Debug your code and use error handling techniques

You'll learn to interpret error messages, including tracebacks from incorrectly using functions from packages. You'll use keywords and techniques to adapt your custom functions, effectively handling errors and providing bespoke feedback messages to developers who misuse your code! By the end of this course, you'll have the skills needed to write clean, reusable code and confidently tackle development projects.
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    The Python Ecosystem

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    Discover Python's rich ecosystem of built-in functions and modules, plus how to download and work with packages.

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    Built-in functions
    50 xp
    Calculating key metrics
    100 xp
    Finding the average
    100 xp
    Sorting lists
    100 xp
    Modules
    50 xp
    What is a module?
    50 xp
    Working with the os module
    100 xp
    Working with the string module
    100 xp
    Packages
    50 xp
    Package or module
    50 xp
    Working with pandas
    100 xp
    Reading files with pandas
    100 xp
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George is a Senior Data Analyst at Wayflyer and former a Curriculum Manager at DataCamp. He holds a PGDip in Exercise for Health and BSc (Hons) in Sports Science and has experience in project management across public health, applied research, and not-for-profit sectors. George is passionate about sports, tech for good, and all things data science.

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