Another commonly taught language in introductory programming courses is Java. Note the differences between Python and Java.
- Python and Java … are two commonly used programming languages, … and I want to help point out … some key differences between the two. … Python's design has an explicit emphasis … on code readability, while Java's design emphasizes … on minimal implementation dependencies. … And Python makes it easy to keep the code base clean, … readable, and concise. … The programmers put in more effort … to keep Java code organized and maintainable. … And both Python and Java … are high-level programming languages. … Python is relatively easier … for those who are beginners to programming, … and Python is just easier to pick up. … Meanwhile, Java has a steeper learning curve. … Now developers use operating system specific … Python interpreters to execute Python code directly. … Meanwhile, executing Java code … involves a two step process. … First, you compile your Java program, … which encodes the source code into a type of machine code … called byte code. … Then, you run your program, … which converts the byte code …
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- What is Python?
- Strengths and benefits of Python
- Types of data
- Storing data using variables
- Built-in and custom functions
- Lists and tuples
- Conditional statements
- Iteration with loops
- Recursive functions
- Object-oriented programming
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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1. Defining Python
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What is Python?1m 4s
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Why Python?1m 8s
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Python vs. Java1m 24s
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2. Fundamentals of Programming in Python: Data
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Set up Python environment3m 44s
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Types of data3m 33s
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Store data using variables3m 19s
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3. Fundamentals of Programming in Python: Functions
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What is a function?1m 42s
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Types of functions8m 51s
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Modules in Python6m 38s
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4. Fundamentals of Programming in Python: Sequences
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What is a sequence?1m 10s
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Lists in Python4m 39s
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Tuples in Python6m 28s
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5. Fundamentals of Programming in Python: Conditional Statements
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If statement3m 22s
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If-else statement3m 58s
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6. Fundamentals of Programming in Python: Iteration
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What is iteration?3m 24s
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For loop4m 35s
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While loop2m 37s
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7. Fundamentals of Programming in Python: Recursion
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Define recursive functions6m 13s
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8. Quick Intro to Object-Oriented Programming in Python
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 8s
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