Python Programming for Beginners
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About Course

Python Programming for Beginners is a short online course from Sizwe Online Institute in Midrand. You start with the basics: installing Python, writing your first lines of code and working with variables. Step by step, you build small programs that solve everyday problems. Our IT lecturer, Pieter van der Merwe, guides you through each lesson. You can study at your own pace on your laptop or phone. No coding experience is needed.

What Will You Learn?

  • Practise your new skills with short exercises and answers included
  • Learn each step in simple, clear language you can follow at work
  • Get friendly and fast support from our student support team
  • Download notes, templates and study guides for every lesson

Course Content

Getting Ready
This topic gives a short overview of what you will cover this week. Read the notes, watch the videos and try the practice tasks before you move on to the next topic.

  • Welcome to the course
    02:53
  • Installing Python and VS Code
    04:33
  • Python Starter Project
    02:44
  • Opening Projects in VS Code
    04:05
  • Knowing about functions in Python
    19:12
  • Quiz: WordPress Website Building

Python basics

Basic Concepts

Variables and Data Types

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