Python Basics for Online Research
If you do not yet code and want to learn, this Specialization has a goal to soften the learning curve for Python. It has four main objectives:
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If you do not yet code and want to learn, this Specialization has a goal to soften the learning curve for Python. It has four main objectives:
If you do not yet code and want to learn, this Specialization has a goal to soften the learning curve for Python. It has four main objectives:
To inspire you to code To help you think in code To teach you technical concepts to code To give you useful examples of things to do in code
There is a steep learning curve on learning to code, and that is why this Specialization emphasizes motivation. You have to want to learn to code and stick with it through multiple learning activities and your own experimentation, research, and practice. This single Specialization will not teach you to code. It will, however, get you started with a mindset for coding, understanding of Python technical concepts, and an appreciation of what can be done with Python to access and interact with data on the Internet. These skills are increasingly essential for researchers.
The wealth of data that is now available to researchers who can use Python and other tools to access it is transforming academic disciplines, including the social sciences. But there's a gap between the questions about human nature that we know internet data can cast light on, and the raw, messy reality of code and data. Each course in this Specialization has code demonstrations that you run that show how to use Python to bridge the gap and to discover things about ourselves, our friends, each other, and society, as we interact with the Internet in code.
We look forward to being a part of your continuing education!
What's inside
Four courses
Python Basics: Interacting with the Internet
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Python Basics: Interacting with the Internet
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Python Basics: Retrieving Online Data
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Python Basics: Retrieving Online Data
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Python Basics: Automation and Bots
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Python Basics: Automation and Bots
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Python Basics: Problem Solving with Code
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Python Basics: Problem Solving with Code
(0 hours)Learning objectives
- Practice with python by bridging between the basics of a programming language and interacting with the internet and address the human side of code.
- Practice with strings, lists, booleans, errors, lists, and list manipulation. learn how people use code to represent real-world ideas.
- Manipulate the flow of how your code runs, turning logic into useful work. learn about loops, list comprehensions, and conditional statements.
- Author more complex ideas and capabilities in python using dictionaries, how to work with them and nest them, functions, refactoring, and debugging.
- Practice with python by bridging between the basics of a programming language and interacting with the internet and address the human side of code.
- Practice with strings, lists, booleans, errors, lists, and list manipulation. learn how people use code to represent real-world ideas.
- Manipulate the flow of how your code runs, turning logic into useful work. learn about loops, list comprehensions, and conditional statements.
- Author more complex ideas and capabilities in python using dictionaries, how to work with them and nest them, functions, refactoring, and debugging.
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