Python Course Overview

🎓 Instructor: Mosh

Introduction to Course

• Objective: Learn everything needed to start programming in Python
• Popularity: Used for automation, AI, building applications and websites
• Projects: Build three Python projects
  • Project 1: Beautiful website for a grocery store using Django
  • Project 2: Music recommendation program with machine learning
  • Project 3: Automate spreadsheets processing

Course Details

Project 1: Grocery Store Website

• Homepage: Displays all products
• Admin Area: Manage stock
• Framework: Django

Project 2: Machine Learning

• Application: Predict music preferences based on user profiles

Project 3: Automation

• Task: Automate spreadsheet processing to save time

Instructor Background

• Name: Mosh Hamedani
• Experience: Software engineer with 20 years of experience
• Teaching: Taught coding to over 3 million people

Getting Started

Python Installation

1. Download Python: Visit python.org
2. Latest Version: Download the latest version (e.g., Python 3.7.2)
3. Installation:

• Windows: Check 'Add Python to PATH' box during installation
• Mac: Follow the setup wizard

IDE Installation

1. Download PyCharm: Visit jetbrains.com/pycharm
2. Version: Use Community Edition (free)
3. Installation:

• Windows: Use the installation wizard
• Mac: Drag and drop to Applications folder

First Python Program

1. Create New Project: 'Hello World'
2. File: Create app.py file
3. Program:

print("Your Name")

4. Run: Execute the program to see the output

Python Basics

Expressions

• Definition: Code producing a value (e.g., "*" * 10 to print 10 stars)

Variables

• Syntax: variable_name = value
• Types: Integer, Float, String, Boolean

Input and Output

• Receive Input: input("Prompt")
• Output Message: `print(