Python 3 for Beginners | Learn by Creating a Simple Game

In this lecture I'll show you how to harness the power of your computer to use it like a calculator hat's capable of doing a huge calculations.

There are many programming languages out there, so why choose Python? In this video you'll learn about some different programming languages and the hierarchy of programming languages to help you understand why Python is such an awesome choice.

In this course we'll be using Python 3. The reason for that is that it's the most recent version of Python so it will have the most up-to-date tools.

In this lecture I'll give you a few tips and tricks for how to get the most out of this course. The most important part is that you follow along and do the programming on your computer as you go. The second most important thing for you to do is to experiment on your own. Build on the lessons you learn here and continue trying new things. That's what makes the difference between a successful programmer and a not so successful programmer.

In this lecture you'll learn how to create a variable, or how to declare a variable in Python.

In this lecture you'll learn how to use strings and integers. Strings are text and integers are numbers.

In this lecture we'll focus specifically on strings which we use when working with text. Strings or something that you will use a lot when programming in Python so it's great to get familiar with them.

Editors allow you some different options when programming Python. In his lecture we'll talk about some of the different uses and options when it comes to code editors.

Now it's time to get a little more serious about writing code. In this lecture I'll introduce you to writing multiple lines of code. This is where we start to actually create programs.

User inputs allow you to interact with your users. This is where coding gets pretty fun because your code can respond to the inputs that your user puts into the computer.

In this course, will be creating this Oregon trail text-based video game. In this lecture we'll get started creating our game.

The conditional statement basically says if this happens  this, if something else happens do something else. In this lecture you'll learn how to do a conditional statement.

We can do conditional statements with math as well. That's what you'll learn in this lecture.

Lists are hugely important when it comes to programming in Python. in this lecture we'll learn how to do lists as well as why to use lists

In this lecture we'll talk about the syntax, or the words that you use when creating a list in Python.

Loops allow you to repeat an action for a specified scenario. This is also a way that you can freeze up your computer if you're not careful.

hile loops say that while something is happening the loop will continue. In this lecture we'll learn how to do while loops.

In this lecture we will get ready for our Oregon trail game.

Functions allow you to do calculations in Python. you can use existing functions or you can create your own functions right within Python.

Functions are an important topic, so in this lecture we'll continue learning about functions.

Now it's time to put our functions to use and add a function to our Oregon trail game.

Now we can put some finishing touches on our Oregon trail game with a little bit more Python code.

Now we will change the subject a little bit and talk about files from outside of Python that we might want to bring in to manipulate within Python.

In this lecture we'll talk about how to open non-Python files in Python.

CSV files are a very common and useful file type to use to transfer data to Python. In this lecture we'll learn how to use CSV files.

This video will learn how to create a history of actions taken, so that we can record what our users input into our game and save it using Python.

So you've learned a lot so far, but this is probably the most important lesson you can learn in this course. There is so much to learn about Python and programming in general, and most of it is out there available on the internet. so the most important thing you can learn is to go out there and search for code and answers and learn how to bring that back to your own programming experience.

Thanks so much for finishing the course. I hope you learned a ton and that you will continue learning and experimenting with programming in Python.