Course overview
In this course, you’ll explore the world of Python for web development. You’ll learn basic Python concepts such as dictionaries, APIs, functions, and default arguments.
Best of all, you’ll learn by doing — you’ll practice and get feedback directly in the browser. The course will conclude with a guided project where you will create a food ordering app!
Key skills
- Create and update dictionaries
- Use an API to get information from the web
- Create your own functions
Course outline
Python Dictionaries, APIs, and Functions for Web Development [5 lessons]
Dictionaries 2h
Lesson Objectives- Create dictionaries
- Update dictionary values
- Check for dictionary membership
- Count with dictionaries
- Add and remove items from dictionaries
- Understand JSON data as it relates to dictionaries
APIs and the Requests Library 2h
Lesson Objectives- Define what an API is
- Import the requests library
- Differentiate between GET and POST calls
- Explain what JSON data is
- Execute a basic endpoint call using requests
Functions: Fundamentals 2h
Lesson Objectives- Define a function
- Create functions
- Create function pipelines
- Debug functions
Functions: Intermediate 2h
Lesson Objectives- Define default arguments
- Utilize multiple return statements
- Return multiple variables
- Identify mutable and immutable data types
- Reference documentation
- Identify global and local variable scopes
Guided Project: Build a Food Ordering App 2h
Lesson Objectives- Use dictionaries
- Modify dictionary values
- Add or remove dictionary keys
- Create custom functions
- Define global-level variables
Projects in this course
Guided Project: Build a Food Ordering App
Create a functional and interactive food ordering application using Python. You’ll use dictionaries, functions, loops, and variables of varying scope levels to add, modify, or remove food items to a user’s cart until they are ready to checkout.
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