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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No prior experience required
Flexible schedule
2 months, 10 hours a week
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.8

(214,875 reviews)

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

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Specialization - 5 course series

Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)

Course 118 hours4.8 (230,509 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: Python Programming
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Software Installation
Category: Computational Thinking
Category: Development Environment

Python Data Structures

Course 218 hours4.9 (96,354 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: Data Structures
Category: File Management
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Python Programming
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Software Installation
Category: Development Environment
Category: Data Analysis

Using Python to Access Web Data

Course 318 hours4.8 (44,268 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: Web Scraping
Category: JSON
Category: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Category: Python Programming
Category: Data Processing
Category: Network Protocols
Category: Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: TCP/IP
Category: Restful API
Category: Web Services
Category: Data Structures
Category: Scripting
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: Data Manipulation

Using Databases with Python

Course 413 hours4.8 (21,371 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: SQL
Category: Database Design
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Python Programming
Category: Database Management
Category: Data Processing
Category: Databases
Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Category: Web Scraping
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Data Storage
Category: Data Modeling
Category: Data Visualization Software

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: Data Visualization Software
Category: Web Scraping
Category: Text Mining
Category: Data Processing
Category: Algorithms
Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Python Programming
Category: Unstructured Data
Category: Data Access
Category: Data Collection
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Exploratory Data Analysis
Category: Data Storytelling

Instructor

Charles Russell Severance
University of Michigan
60 Courses4,466,267 learners

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