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• Welcome to the Course: Key Resources and Information
  • Course Overview
  • Welcome to the Course | Please Introduce Yourself
  • Important Course Information and Resources
  • Python Files vs. Interactive Shell
  • Quick Review: Important Knowledge for the Course
  • Collect and Share Your Badge
• Introduction to Iterables: Strings, Lists, Tuples, Dictionaries, and Sets
  • Section Overview
  • What is an Iterable?
  • Concept of Iterable
  • Elements vs. Item
  • Introduction to Strings
  • String Slicing
  • Important String Methods
  • Using the Interactive Shell
  • Coding Session: Strings
  • How to Concatenate Strings
  • Strings
  • Introduction to Coding Exercises
  • Strings
  • Introduction to Lists
  • Lists - Concept and Syntax
  • List Slicing
  • Coding Session: Lists
  • Important List Methods
  • Lists
  • Nested Lists
  • Lists
  • Introduction to Tuples
  • Tuples - Concept and Syntax
  • Lists vs. Tuples - Key Difference
  • Coding Session: Tuples
  • Nested Tuples
  • Tuples
  • Tuples
  • Introduction to Dictionaries
  • Important Dictionary Methods
  • Coding Session: Dictionaries
  • Nested Dictionaries
  • Dictionaries
  • Dictionaries
  • Introduction to Sets
  • Coding Session: Sets
  • Set vs. Frozenset
  • Sets
  • Sets - Recommended Reading
  • Sets
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• Introduction to For Loops
  • Section Overview
  • Key Concept: Iteration
  • For Loops: Purpose and Use Cases
  • How For Loops Work Behind the Scenes (Flowcharts)
  • How to Write For Loops – General Syntax
  • Coding Session: Write a For Loop
  • Indentation – PEP 8 Style Guide
  • Write and Run Your First For Loop
  • The Loop Variable
  • Section Quiz - For Loops Basics
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• For Loops and the range() Function
  • Section Overview
  • Introduction to the range() Function
  • range() in Context: Purpose and Advantages
  • Basics of range()
  • How to Display the Sequence Returned by Range as a List
  • Coding Session: range() With One Parameter - Basic Examples
  • Coding Session: range() With One Parameter - Intermediate Examples
  • Coding Session: range() With One Parameter - More Advanced Examples
  • Coding Session: Checking if a String is a Palindrome
  • range() With One Parameter
  • range() With Two Parameters
  • Coding Session: range() With Two Parameters - Basic Examples
  • Coding Session: range() With Two Parameters - Intermediate Examples
  • Coding Session: range() With Two Parameters - More Advanced Examples
  • range() With Two Parameters
  • range() With Three Parameters
  • Coding Session: range() With Three Parameters (start, stop, step)
  • Coding Session: range() With Three Parameters - Intermediate
  • Start, Stop, and Step - Default Values
  • range() With Three Parameters
  • range() With Negative Parameters
  • Examples of range() with Negative Parameters
  • range() With Negative Parameters
  • When Are Two Range Objects Equal?
  • Python Documentation: range()
  • Section Quiz
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• Practical Section: For Loops and the range() Function
  • Beginner: Range with One Parameter
  • Beginner: Range with Two Parameters
  • Beginner: Range with Three Parameters
  • Intermediate: Counting Words with a Prefix
  • Intermediate: Check if a Number is Prime or Not
  • Intermediate: Count Occurrences of a Substring
  • Advanced: Print the Winners
  • Advanced: Check Nested Lists
  • Advanced: Count Words with Suffix
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• Project: Draw Patterns using For Loops and Range
  • Project Overview
  • Introduction to the Turtle Module
  • How to Work with Coordinates and Angles in the turtle Module
  • How to Move the Turtle (Pen)
  • Basic Shapes: Square and Circle
  • Intermediate Pattern: Black and White Spiral
  • Intermediate Pattern: Colorful Concentric Circles
  • Introduction to RGB Colors
  • Advanced Pattern: Colorful Square-Based Spiral
  • Customize the Pattern
  • Important: How to Submit your Project
  • Submit your Project
  • Collect and Share Your Badge
• Iterating over Iterables with For Loops
  • Section Overview
  • How to Iterate over Iterables
  • Loop Variables - Naming Guidelines
  • Coding Session: How to Iterate over the Characters in a String
  • Coding Session: How to Iterate over Lists and Tuples
  • For Loops and Mutation: Unexpected Effects
  • Coding Session: How to Iterate over all the Keys in a Dictionary
  • Coding Session: How to Iterate over all the Values in a Dictionary
  • Coding Session: How to Iterate over all the Key-Value Pairs in a Dictionary
  • More Information about keys(), values(), and items()
  • How to Iterate over the Elements of a Set
  • Section Quiz: Iterating over Iterables
  • Coding Exercise: Update Prices
  • Coding Exercise: Finding Target Item
  • Coding Exercise: Find Points Per Word
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• For Loops and the enumerate() Function
  • Section Overview
  • Introduction to enumerate()
  • enumerate() and For Loops
  • Optional Argument: Start
  • Basics of enumerate()
  • Coding Session: How to use enumerate() in For Loops
  • enumerate() with Dictionaries
  • Examples of enumerate()
  • For Loops, Nested Lists and enumerate()
  • Section Quiz
  • Coding Exercise: Update Odd Values
  • Coding Exercise: Incrementing Pizza Prices by 15%
  • Coding Exercise: Print the Winners
  • Python Documentation: enumerate()
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• For Loops and the zip() Function
  • Section Overview
  • Introduction to zip()
  • For Loops and zip()
  • Passing Iterables of Different Length to zip()
  • What Happens if zip() gets 0 or 1 Argument?
  • Basics of zip()
  • Passing Multiple Arguments to zip()
  • Coding Session: zip()
  • Coding Session: Looping Over Lists in Parallel
  • Coding Session: Iterables of Different Length
  • How to Loop Over Dictionaries in Parallel
  • Quick Tip: How to Build a Dictionary Using zip()
  • Python Documentation: zip()
  • Section Quiz
  • Coding Exercise: Count Matches
  • Coding Exercise: Use zip() to Print a Pattern
  • Coding Exercise: Match Nested Tuples
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• For Loops with sorted() and reversed()
  • Quick Tip: How to Leave or Update Your Review
  • Section Overview
  • Introduction to sorted()
  • sorted() - Use Cases
  • Calling sorted() with a Custom Key
  • Calling sorted() with 'reverse=True'
  • Basics of the sorted() Function
  • Coding Session: sorted()
  • Coding Session: sorted() with a Custom Key
  • Using Lambda Expressions to Generate Custom Keys
  • How to use sorted() with Dictionaries
  • Introduction to reversed()
  • Coding Session: reversed()
  • Section Quiz
  • Coding Exercise: Sort Names
  • Coding Exercise: Sum of Even Values
  • Coding Exercise: Sorting Posts Based on the Number of Likes
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• Project: Encrypt Messages with Caesar's Cipher
  • Project Overview
  • Introduction to Caesar's Cipher
  • Part 1: Implementing Encryption (Theory)
  • Part 2: Implementing Encryption (Code)
  • Part 3: Implementing Decryption
  • Part 4: Test your Project - Encrypt and Decrypt Messages
  • Important: How to Submit your Project
  • Submit your Project
  • Collect and Share Your Badge
• Introduction to While Loops
  • Section Overview
  • Introduction to While Loops
  • Example - While Loop
  • False Initial Condition
  • Your First While Loop
  • Basics of While Loops
  • Common Use Cases for While Loops
  • Infinite Loops
  • Tips for While Loop Conditions
  • Coding Session: While Loops
  • Coding Session: While Loops
  • Section Quiz
  • Coding Exercise: Write a While Loop to Generate a Sequence
  • Coding Exercise: Odd Numbers in Descending Order
  • Coding Exercise: Fix the Infinite While Loop
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• Project: Guess the Number Game
  • Project Overview
  • Part 1: Binary Search - Behind The Scenes Walkthrough
  • Part 2: Implementing the Game
  • Part 3: Testing the Game
  • Important: How to Submit your Project
  • Submit your Project
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• Nested For Loops
  • Great Work | You've Reached the Advanced Part of the Course
  • Section Overview
  • Introduction to Nested For Loops
  • Example: Nested For Loops
  • Nested Loops Behind the Scenes with Print Statements
  • Nested For Loops - Scope of the Loop Variables
  • Basics of Nested For Loops
  • Coding Session: Example of Nested For Loops
  • Coding Session: Nested For Loops to Iterate over Iterables
  • Coding Session: Nested For Loops to Iterate over Iterables
  • Nested For Loops within While Loops
  • Nested Loops, Iterations, and Performance
  • Section Quiz
  • Coding Exercise: Print a Pattern #1
  • Coding Exercise: Update All Values
  • Coding Exercise: Print a Pattern #2
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• Nested While Loops
  • Section Overview
  • Introduction to Nested While Loops
  • Example: Nested While Loops
  • Coding Session: Example
  • Coding Session: Interactive Program that Validates User Input
  • While Loops Nested Within For Loops
  • Section Quiz
  • Coding Exercise: Stop the Infinite Nested While Loop
  • Coding Exercise: Complete the Loop
  • Coding Exercise: Print a Pattern
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• Loop Control Statement: Break
  • Section Overview
  • Introduction to 'break'
  • Why is 'break' a Statement?
  • Example: 'break' in For Loops
  • Example: 'break' in While Loops
  • Break Statement in For Loops and While Loops - Flow Diagrams
  • Basics of 'break'
  • Coding Session: 'break' in For Loops
  • Coding Session: 'break' in While Loops
  • Coding Session: Refactor the 'Guess the Number' Game
  • How to use 'break' in Nested Loops
  • Break statement in Nested Loops - Diagrams and Variations
  • Examples: 'break' in Nested For Loops
  • Coding Session: 'break' in Nested While Loops
  • Section Quiz
  • Coding Exercise: Random Numbers and Break
  • Coding Exercise: 'Roll the Dice' Simulation
  • Coding Exercise: Break and Nested Lists
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• Loop Control Statement: Continue
  • Section Overview
  • Introduction to the 'continue' Statement
  • 'continue' in For Loops
  • 'continue' in While Loops
  • Basics of 'continue'
  • Coding Session: 'continue' in For Loops
  • Coding Session: 'continue' in While Loops
  • Introduction to 'continue' in Nested Loops
  • Examples: 'continue' in Nested Loops
  • Use Cases of 'continue'
  • Introduction to the 'pass' Statement
  • Section Quiz
  • Coding Exercise: Multiple of 140
  • Coding Exercise: Print the Pattern
  • Coding Exercise: Filter Data
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• Project: Analyze Files Using Nested Loops
  • Project Overview
  • Part 1: How to Read Files
  • Part 2: Introduction to Important Functions
  • Sample Text Files (Resources)
  • Part 3: Implementing the Program
  • Part 4: Testing the Program
  • Important: How to Submit your Project
  • Submit your Project
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• The 'else' Clause on Loops
  • Section Overview
  • Introduction to the 'else' Clause
  • Syntax: Quick Summary and Tips
  • Basics of the 'else' Clause
  • Example: For Loops and the 'else' Clause
  • Example: While Loops and the 'else' Clause
  • Coding Session: For Loops and the 'else' Clause
  • The 'else' Clause in Nested Loops
  • Section Quiz
  • Coding Exercise: Else in For Loops
  • Coding Exercise: Else Clause in While Loops
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• Important Looping Concepts: Iterators and Truthy/Falsy Values
  • Section Overview
  • Introduction to Iterators
  • Iterators and For loops
  • Iterators
  • Truthy and Falsy Values
  • Truthy and Falsy Values - Recommended Reading
  • Truthy and Falsy Values
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• Course Wrap-Up: Course Exam
  • (PDF Resource) Study Guide for the Course Exam
  • Instructions for the Course Exam
  • Course Exam
  • Congratulations! Collect and Share Your Final Badge
  • Where to Go From Here?
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