Learn to Code Python | Part 1

Want to learn one of the most widely used programming languages in the world? This tutorial is the first in a comprehensive series on Python.

Once you’ve downloaded Python and an IDE, it’s a good idea to check that everything works properly. Watch this tutorial to make sure you are ready to program.

In Python, variables are things that have a defined value. This lesson introduces you to variables in detail, covering their attributes and naming conventions.

In Python, data comes in many different shapes and sizes. This tutorial sifts through them all to cover several types that you will need to know at the outset.

In Python, data comes in many different shapes and sizes. This tutorial sifts through them all to cover several types that you will need to know at the outset.

Math teachers hear it all the time: “When are we ever going to use this?” This tutorial has one answer: Python uses arithmetic operations all the time.

You might remember learning BODMAS or PEMDAS in junior high. Python, as you will learn in this tutorial, also uses these acronyms for its order of operations.

As with virtually all other programming languages, Python allows you to add comments to your work. Learn the language-specific syntax in this tutorial.

As you have learned, variables are essential to Python. This tutorial defines global and local variables, which allow you to program more complex code.

If statements are Python’s way of comparing data. In this tutorial, you will learn how to write and customize if statements with several operators.

If statements and else statements truly are a match made in heaven. Learn why, and how you can write your own else statements in this tutorial.

Python elif statements allow you to stretch your data comparisons into infinity! Create as many elif statements as you’d like using this straightforward lesson.

Unlike many other programming languages, Python does not use switch statements. However, as this tutorial reveals, there is a simple workaround.

Want to write simple if statements that don’t fill up your page? This tutorial teaches Python inline if statements, which are more concise and human-readable.

Having trouble with the concept of loops, or iterations, in Python? This tutorial introduces this group of statements by demonstrating the while loop.

For loops are the most commonly used loops available in Python, because they are so powerful. This tutorial teaches you how to write and customize a for loop.

Take advantage of errors and exceptions in your code using a few easy statements! This tutorial covers the commonly used try and catch method.

Before you move on to more advanced topics in your Python education, learn a few more useful tricks to customize your for loops in this tutorial.

Lists are a powerful way of compiling data in Python. Using this tutorial, explore several list-related tools that will always be at your fingertips.

Thought you knew all there is to know about lists in Python? This tutorial covers several remarkably useful list-related tools that you can start using today.

You should always know how to sort your lists. Luckily, Python provides you with a couple options, both of which are discussed in this tutorial.