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Coding for Planners: Up and Running with Python

Python is one of the world’s most popular programming languages, particularly among beginners, thanks to its clear and straightforward syntax. It is also one of the most widely used languages for data science.

Geoff Boeing
Taught By Geoff Boeing
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Course Info

  • Duration 10 video lessons (71 Mins)
  • Published Published
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    1.
    Introduction
    Chapter Duration 2 mins
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    2.
    Installing Python
    Chapter Duration 2 mins
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    Installing Third-Party Packages
    Chapter Duration 4 mins
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    Launching a Python Notebook
    Chapter Duration 4 mins
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    5.
    Python Language Basics, Part 1
    Chapter Duration 17 mins
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    Python Language Basics, Part 2
    Chapter Duration 12 mins
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    Python Control Flow, Part 1
    Chapter Duration 8 mins
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    Python Control Flow, Part 2
    Chapter Duration 7 mins
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    Python Functions
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    Closing Thoughts
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Course Description

In this course we will learn how to get Python up and running on your computer. Python is one of the world’s most popular programming languages, particularly among beginners, thanks to its clear and straightforward syntax. It is also one of the most widely used languages for data science. After we install Python, we will learn how to work with third-party packages and then run through the basics of the language.

Learn these skills

  • Data Analysis
  • Technology

AICP CM

This course is approved for 1.25 AICP CM credit.

Meet Your Instructor

Geoff Boeing

Geoff Boeing

Geoff Boeing has a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Course Reviews

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Chris Rearick

Chris Rearick

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taxpayer

taxpayer

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(1)The course assumes that the student uses a proprietary operating system.
(2) The site did not allow me to view part 2 of the Python language, nor the two chapters about flow control. I was able to get 100% on the quiz probably because of my previous attempts to learn Python.
(3) It would be helpful to warn the student that jupyter notebook uses the default browser, and therefore to view the course in a different browser or different browser window.
john naron

john naron

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Jennifer Molina

Jennifer Molina

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Christa Jordan

Christa Jordan

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David Cooper 1

David Cooper 1

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Very informative and easy to follow along in my jupyter notebook
Julian Joseph

Julian Joseph

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ahachey

ahachey

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I would recommend that the beginning be updated to reflect the changes in Anaconda.
Stepan Glushkov

Stepan Glushkov

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April Fisher

April Fisher

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Raghad Halawani

Raghad Halawani

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I feel that the course should have more explanation for some words in an easier way
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Anan Maalouf

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