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Basic Operators and Data Structures in Python
In this course, you'll continue to learn the fundamentals of Python for data science with for loops, dictionaries, and Python operators. You'll not only learn these concepts to organize your Python program for future analysis, you'll also break it down into smaller units to make it more manageable when your program becomes larger and more complex.
- Beginner friendly
- 5 hrs
- 5 lessons
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Course overview
Strengthen Python fundamentals by using loops, conditional logic, operators, and dictionaries to manipulate data and construct frequency tables.
What's inside
5 lessons
- 01 74 minPython For Loops
Learn to repeat a process using for loops in Python.
- 02 48 minPython If, Else, Elif Statements
Answer questions using if, else, and elif statements in Python.
- 03 79 minPython If, Else, Elif Statements: Multiple Conditions
Answer more advanced questions using if, else, and elif statements with multiple conditions.
- 04 32 minPython Dictionaries
Learn how to create and use Python dictionaries.
- 05 96 minPython Dictionaries and Frequency Tables
Learn to build frequency tables using dictionaries in Python.
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