Course
Python 3 for Beginners: Learn by Building a Simple Game
Write your first Python programs and build a text game step by step with input, lists, loops and functions.
- PYG-101
- Beginner
- 2 hours
- On demand
Start with Python in the shell, then user input, lists and loops, functions and working with files such as CSV, all inside an Oregon Trail-style text game. The course is in English.
What you'll build
- Write and run simple Python programs
- Use variables, lists, loops and functions
- Read and write CSV files
- Build a complete text game
Course outline
7 modules · 30 lessons · Total 2 h 17 min
Introduction to the Course and Instructor
Included after you enrol
2 min
Installing Python on Windows (comes pre-installed on Mac)
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2 min
The Power of Your Computer - How to Use Python as a Powerful Calculator
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4 min
Why Use Python - The Programming Language Hierarchy
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4 min
Why We Use Python 3 in this Course
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1 min
How to Get the Most Out of This Course
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3 min
Intro to Variables
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3 min
Strings and Integers
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5 min
Working with Strings
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8 min
Using Editors
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7 min
Multiple Lined Programs
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3 min
User Input Basics
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5 min
Beginning the Game
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3 min
Conditional Statements - Bear Attack
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6 min
Conditional Math Statements - The Mystic
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5 min
Introduction to Lists
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4 min
Basic List Syntax
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7 min
Basic Loops
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9 min
While Loops
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4 min
Getting Ready for Oregon Trail
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4 min
Functions -Part 1
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5 min
Functions - Part 2
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5 min
Adding Functions to the Oregon Trail Game
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9 min
Finishing the Oregon Trail Game with Functions
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7 min
Introduction to Non-Python Files
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4 min
Opening Other Files in Python
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4 min
CSV Files in Python and the Presidents
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7 min
Creating a History of Actions Taken in our Video Game
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4 min
How to Learn from Other Peoples' Code (Google)
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2 min
Course Summary
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1 min
Requirements
- A computer with an internet connection
Who this course is for
- Anyone writing code for the first time
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