University of Michigan
Python for Everybody Specialization
University of Michigan

Python for Everybody Specialization

Learn to Program and Analyze Data with Python. Develop programs to gather, clean, analyze, and visualize data.

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2 months
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.8

(213,972 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
2 months
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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Specialization - 5 course series

Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)

Course 118 hours4.8 (229,876 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Install Python and write your first program

  • Describe the basics of the Python programming language

  • Use variables to store, retrieve and calculate information

  • Utilize core programming tools such as functions and loops

Skills you'll gain

Category: Algorithms
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Computer Programming Tools
Category: Critical Thinking
Category: Problem Solving
Category: Python Programming
Category: Software Engineering
Category: Theoretical Computer Science

Python Data Structures

Course 218 hours4.9 (96,127 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explain the principles of data structures & how they are used

  • Create programs that are able to read and write data from files

  • Store data as key/value pairs using Python dictionaries

  • Accomplish multi-step tasks like sorting or looping using tuples

Skills you'll gain

Category: Algorithms
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Computer Programming Tools
Category: Critical Thinking
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Management
Category: Data Structures
Category: Problem Solving
Category: Python Programming
Category: Software Engineering

Using Python to Access Web Data

Course 318 hours4.8 (44,196 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Use regular expressions to extract data from strings

  • Understand the protocols web browsers use to retrieve documents and web apps

  • Retrieve data from websites and APIs using Python

  • Work with XML (eXtensible Markup Language) data

Skills you'll gain

Category: Computer Programming
Category: Computer Programming Tools
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Python Programming
Category: Data Structures
Category: Web Development
Category: Computer Networking
Category: HTML and CSS

Using Databases with Python

Course 413 hours4.8 (21,329 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Use the Create, Read, Update, and Delete operations to manage databases

  • Explain the basics of Object Oriented Python

  • Understand how data is stored across multiple tables in a database

  • Utilize the Google Maps API to visualize data

Skills you'll gain

Category: Computer Programming
Category: Data Structures
Category: Databases
Category: Python Programming
Category: Data Analysis
Category: SQL

What you'll learn

  • Make use of unicode characters and strings

  • Understand the basics of building a search engine

  • Select and process the data of your choice

  • Create email data visualizations

Skills you'll gain

Category: Computer Programming
Category: Python Programming
Category: Data Visualization

Instructor

Charles Russell Severance
University of Michigan
60 Courses4,400,571 learners

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