Programming in Python for Absolute Beginners

Programming in Python for Absolute Beginners

Course overview

You do not need a computer-science background. If you can install an app and type, you can complete this course. We treat Python as a workplace tool: add a column of amounts, apply a pass/fail rule, clean a list of names, and save a daily log — on Windows first, with Mac and Linux notes.

What you will be able to do

• Install Python 3 from python.org, add it to PATH, and confirm py --version (or python3).
• Write and run a .py file from a practice folder (IDLE or VS Code).
• Use variables, numbers, and text; convert input() before doing maths.
• Branch with if/elif/else and repeat work with for.
• Store many values in a list and wrap a calculation in a function.
• Read and append text files with with open and handle a missing file with try/except.

Who should enrol

Students, office staff, and anyone who repeats the same spreadsheet or WhatsApp-copy task. No programming experience is required.

Open media

Crash Course Computer Science (CC BY), Microsoft’s official Python for Beginners shorts, the Python Software Foundation download and tutorial (python.org / docs.python.org), and Python for Everybody (CC BY) as a linked textbook. Infographics are original course SVGs.