Project: Selecting and Installing an Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

In this project, you'll become a Python developer and set up your local coding environment from scratch by installing an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) like VS Code or PyCharm, along with Python. With your setup ready, you'll create your first Python script in the IDE to calculate the average of a list of numbers, applying fundamental programming skills to a realistic data analysis task. This hands-on project guides you through essential steps every developer takes to code on their machine. You'll gain experience researching and setting up professional tools, writing functional code in an IDE, and executing your script to see your skills in action. Completing this project equips you with a development environment and practical coding experience to tackle more challenging Python applications. Objective: Install an IDE and Python on your local machine and use them to create and run a data analysis script, demonstrating your ability to set up and use a real-world development environment.