Whether you are under forced lockdown, or maintaining social distancing, we can’t think of a better way to clock the hours than to upgrade your coding skills.
The best online Python courses make it easy to learn or develop Python coding skills from home. Python is one of the most popular high-level, general-purpose programming languages. Named after the comedy troupe Monty Python, the language has a user-friendly syntax that makes it very appealing to beginners. It’s also very flexible and scalable, and has a very vibrant, global community of users. Thanks to its rich set of tools and libraries you can use Python for just about anything — from web development and data analysis to artificial intelligence and scientific computing. According to the TIOBE Index, Python is currently the most popular programming language in the world. In fact, Python is used in some form or the other in virtually all major tech companies around the world, which makes it one of the top-most demanded skills. If you want to work with Python scripts, you’ll need a text editor suitable for coding and an Integrated Developed Environment (IDE) to run them. So whether you are new to Python or to programming itself, here are some of the best Python online courses to help you get to grips with the language. Skillshare offers several Python tutorials aimed at beginners, but very few are as comprehensive as Programming in Python for Beginners. The Instructor has designed the course with the assumption that the students have absolutely no clue about programming. He’ll help you get started by setting up your Python development environment in Windows, before explaining all the basic constructs in the language and when to use them. The course is made up of over 70 lessons for a total runtime of over 11 hours. The lessons will help you learn how the various arithmetic, logical and relational operators work and understand when to use lists, collections, tuples, dictionaries. The primer on functions is pretty usable as it shows you how to avoid common mistakes. The course also touches on some advanced topics like measuring the performance of your code to help write efficient code. There’s an exercise after every few lessons that’ll challenge you to put the newly acquired skills to solve a problem. Note however that the Polish instructor has an accent, which didn’t bother us but your mileage may vary. Plus we liked the instructor’s engaging diction that made the course really interesting. He also actively engages with students in the discussions page on the course to clarify any doubts and share feedback on the exercises. In terms of delivery, SkillShare has a rather vanilla player as compared to some of its peers.
