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Python for Everybody
What You'll Learn
- Fundamental programming concepts including data structures, networked application program interfaces, and databases
- Using the Python programming language
- Design and create your own applications for data retrieval, processing, and visualization
5-Course Series
32 weeks
16 hours per course (approx.)
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About Python for Everybody
This Specialization builds on the success of the Python for Everybody course and will introduce fundamental programming concepts including data structures, networked application program interfaces, and databases, using the Python programming language. In the Capstone Project, you’ll use the technologies learned throughout the Specialization to design and create your own applications for data retrieval, processing, and visualization.
Skills You'll Gain
- Database Design
- Data Structures
- Data Visualization
- Web Scraping
- JSON
- Data Analysis
- Python (Programming Language)
- Matplotlib (Python Package)
- Web Browsers
- Python For Data Analysis
- SQLite
- SQL (Programming Language)
- Descriptive Statistics
- Pandas (Python Package)
- Web Development
- Statistical Graphics
What You'll Earn
- Certificate of Completion
- Certificates of completion acknowledge knowledge acquired upon completion of a non-credit course or program.
Beginner Level
No prior experience required.
5 Courses in this series
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Free U-M Access CourseProgramming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)
Learn Python from scratch and build your first programs using simple instructions—no math or coding experience required.
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Free U-M Access CoursePython Data Structures
Use built-in Python data structures to perform increasingly complex data analysis and elevate your programming skills.
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Free U-M Access CourseUsing Python to Access Web Data
Learn to access, parse, and work with web data using Python, including APIs, HTML, XML, and JSON formats.
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Free U-M Access CourseUsing Databases with Python
Use SQL and Python to gather, store, and visualize data, including building web crawlers and working with databases.
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Free U-M Access CourseCapstone: Retrieving, Processing, and Visualizing Data with Python
Apply your Python skills in a final project to retrieve, process, and visualize data using real-world datasets.
What Learners Are Saying
I've really enjoyed taking these courses and I've learned a lot of things since a year. I paced my learning with these courses and specializations during the COVID-19 period in lockdown. These courses really helped my enhancing my skills and increasing my knowledge.
Ataib Saboor Learner in Pakistan
I am a biologist. As a researcher in this post-genomic era, I recognize that having some computational and programming knowledge has become an unavoidable skill required for many biologists. I learned about the popularity of the 'python for everybody' specialization of…
Mohammed Ameen K. Learner in India
I am from non-technical background, However, Dr. Charles Severance way of teaching was splendid and simple enough to make me understand coding. As a freelance Journalist, I wanted to explore Data-Journalism however, wasn't able to comprehend and analyze it earlier. Now…
Shubham Kumar Bharti Learner in India
I am a university professor at UNITEC Honduras. During the Python specialization courses at the University of Michigan I was able to enjoy a new way of learning that I will now implement in the courses that I teach. Very happy with everything I have learned.
Jaime T. Escoto Doubleday Learner in Honduras
Being Industrial Engineering student, we have to deal with several problem solving strategies and algorithm. Programming makes solving these problems easier. Python programming have boosted my knowledge on how to think problems and model these problems in simple form. …
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