Exploring Basic Data Types in Python

Darren Jones
Darren Jones 19 Lessons 1h 37m basics python

In this step-by-step course, you’ll dig into the basic data types that are built into Python.

By the end of this course:

  • You’ll learn about several basic numeric, string, and Boolean types that are built into Python.
  • You’ll see what objects of these types look like and how you can represent them.
  • You’ll get an overview of Python’s built-in functions, which are pre-written chunks of code that you can call to do useful things.

What’s Included:

  • 19 Lessons
  • Video Subtitles and Full Transcripts
  • 1 Downloadable Resource
  • Accompanying Text-Based Tutorial
  • Interactive Quiz to Check Your Progress
  • Q&A With Python Experts: Ask a Question
  • Certificate of Completion

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About Darren Jones

With 20 years as a teacher of music technology, Darren is keen to bring his skills to the Python table.

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Participant Comments

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ddb

I had some previous experience with Python scripts and expected to skip through a lot of parts but I quickly found there was a lot I didn’t know and some useful methods I was unaware of. In future the dir() command will be particularly helpful for finding the available methods to use before doing it the longer or less efficient way. I will also try the end command in print statements which I have not used before.

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PururinTora

This was awesome, very well done! Thank you Sire!

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kcode

Excellent course. I enjoyed how well the instructor explained the concepts along with the examples. Great job indeed.

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Glenn Lehman

Thank You Very Much!

I learned more in this video then in the entire course I took on python scripting in college.

Is there a link to setup up bpython?

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Janet Anne

Wow. I FINALLY understood hash() after this. Thank you! Great refresher on Python data types.

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Paul D Paradis

This is gold! I have been teaching myself Python for a while now, and this is the best presentation of fundamental data types I have ever come across. I just joined real Python and decided to go through the basics as a refresher and to get comfortable with the site, and I am thoroughly impressed.

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Rowan

This was more detailed than I expected. Thanks RP Team for the great job on this exercise. “Started from the bottom now I’m here.” as Drake would say.

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tomspoors

An excellent overview, well-delivered, and in a soothing voice! Thank you, I learned a lot of useful things!

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Mallesham Yamulla

It’s a fantastic refresher on Python Data types, I really learned a couple of new things from it and thanks for this tutorial.

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emalfiza

Awesome! totally different from any other Python platform. Really appreciate your time Darren

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