Python for Everybody (Video/PY4E)

These are the video lectures to supplement the textbook 'Python for Everybody: Exploring Information' and its associated web site www.py4e.com

Episodes

1.1 Why Program

October 1, 2016 • 12 mins

Explore the nature of programming and how programming a computer is different than using a computer.

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1.2 Hardware Architecture

October 1, 2016 • 12 mins

In this lecture we learn abut how the computer processes and stores programs. We learn about the CPU, Memory, Storage and Input / Output devices are brought together to write a program.

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1.3 Python as a Language

October 1, 2016 • 7 mins

We look at how writing programs is just another form of communication. Instead of communicating with another person, we are communicating our ideas to a computer.

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1.4 What do we Say to Python?

October 1, 2016 • 12 mins

We look at the basics of the Python language and how we write code in Python to communicate sequential steps, conditional steps and repeated steps.

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Installing Python 3 on a Macintosh

September 30, 2016 • 4 mins

Installing Python 3 on a Macintosh

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Installing Python 3 on a Macintosh

September 30, 2016 • 4 mins

Installing Python 3 on a Macintosh

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Code Walkthrough: Hello World

September 30, 2016 • 5 mins

Code Walkthrough: Hello World

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2.1 Building Blocks of Python

September 30, 2016 • 9 mins

We look at Python's reserved words, how we name and use variables, why we choose meaningful (mnemonic) variable names and how assignment statements function.

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2.2 Expressions

September 30, 2016 • 19 mins

We look at how we use various numerical and string operations to compute new information and store the new values in variables.

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Code Walkthrough: Exercise 2.2

September 30, 2016 • 6 mins

Code Walkthrough: Exercise 2.2

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Code Walkthrough: Exercise 2.3

September 30, 2016 • 7 mins

Code Walkthrough: Exercise 2.3

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3.1 If-Then-Else

September 30, 2016 • 13 mins

The most basic conditional structure is the if statement where we either execute or skip a segment of code based on the results of a logical expression (i.e. asking a question).

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3.2 More Conditional Statements

September 30, 2016 • 13 mins

In this video we look at multi-branch if statements and the try-except concept where we can indicate a group of statements to be executed if something goes wrong with a block of statements.

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Code Walkthrough: Exercise 3.1

September 30, 2016 • 12 mins

Code Walkthrough: Exercise 3.1

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Code Walkthrough: Exercise 3.2

September 30, 2016 • 9 mins

Code Walkthrough: Exercise 3.2

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4.1 Using Pre-Defined Functions

September 30, 2016 • 10 mins

We look at how code flows into and out of functions as well has how we pass information into functions and get results returned to us.

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4.2 Building our Own Functions

September 30, 2016 • 12 mins

We look at how to build our own functions using parameters and arguments as well as how we return results to the code that is calling our functions.

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Code Walkthrough: Exercise 4.6

September 30, 2016 • 10 mins

Code Walkthrough: Exercise 4.6

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5.1 The Basics of Loops

September 30, 2016 • 9 mins

We look at how we construct a loop so that it runs as long as we want it to run. We learn about iteration variables and exiting loops with the 'break' and 'continue' statements.

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5.2 Definite Loops

September 30, 2016 • 6 mins

We learn how to use the 'for' statement in Python to loop through a set of data.

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Python for Everybody (Video/PY4E)

Episodes

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1.3 Python as a Language

1.4 What do we Say to Python?

Installing Python 3 on a Macintosh

Installing Python 3 on a Macintosh

Code Walkthrough: Hello World

2.1 Building Blocks of Python

2.2 Expressions

Code Walkthrough: Exercise 2.2

Code Walkthrough: Exercise 2.3

3.1 If-Then-Else

3.2 More Conditional Statements

Code Walkthrough: Exercise 3.1

Code Walkthrough: Exercise 3.2

4.1 Using Pre-Defined Functions

4.2 Building our Own Functions

Code Walkthrough: Exercise 4.6

5.1 The Basics of Loops

5.2 Definite Loops

Popular Podcasts

1.1 Why Program

1.2 Hardware Architecture