University of California, Berkeley - Extension

Programming Python (COMPSCI X434)

Programming Python introduces the fundamentals of Python, a widely used language with applications in data science and analytics, web and database applications, system administration, scientific computing, artificial intelligence, and financial analysis. Topics include data structures, conditionals, iteration, programming patterns, functions, object-oriented programming, local and Internet files, regular expressions, modules, and packages. Learner outcomes include processing CSV and JSON files, accessing APIs with the requests module, creating regular expressions, and installing popular modules such as NumPy and pandas. The course is delivered online on a start-anytime basis and is worth 2 semester units. Students have a minimum of 60 days and a maximum of 180 days to complete it, and must score at least 70% on the final exam to pass.