Python for Beginners
Free Beginner course · 10 lessons · 3 weeks · Certificate on completion
Go from zero to writing real Python scripts. Variables, loops, functions, files, and your first mini-project — all in 3 weeks. Across 10 lessons you'll move from fundamentals to a portfolio-ready outcome — at your own pace, with quizzes after each lesson and a final exam to certify your mastery.
What you'll learn
- Setting up Python and your editor
- Variables, data types, and operators
- Control flow: if, for, while
- Functions and modules
- Working with lists and dictionaries
- Reading and writing files
Skills you'll pick up
- Setting up Python and your edi
- Variables, data types, and ope
- Control flow
- Functions and modules
- Working with lists and diction
- Reading and writing files
Tools covered
- Python Programming
- Real-world projects
- Quizzes
- Final exam
Course modules
Module 1: Setting up Python and your editor
Module 1 of Python for Beginners. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 2: Variables, data types, and operators
Module 2 of Python for Beginners. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 3: Control flow: if, for, while
Module 3 of Python for Beginners. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 4: Functions and modules
Module 4 of Python for Beginners. 1 lessons · 1h
Lessons in this course
- Setting up Python and your editor
- Variables, data types, and operators
- Control flow: if, for, while
- Functions and modules
- Working with lists and dictionaries
- Reading and writing files
- Error handling basics
- Build a CLI to-do app
- Python Programming: Deep dive 9
- Python Programming: Deep dive 10
Instructor
James Carter — Software Engineer
James Carter is a Software Engineer with years of hands-on experience teaching Python Programming to thousands of learners worldwide.
Certificate
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for Python for Beginners. It can be downloaded as a PDF and shared on LinkedIn.
Career outcomes
Median global salary $110,000 per year · median India salary ₹15,00,000 per year · 160,584 open roles worldwide
- Python Programming Specialist
- Senior Python Programming Lead
- Python Programming Consultant
Frequently asked questions
Is the Python for Beginners course free?
Yes. Every Learnera course, including Python for Beginners, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.
How long does Python for Beginners take?
10 lessons, typically completed in 3 weeks at a comfortable pace.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes — pass the final exam and you receive a free, verifiable certificate you can share on LinkedIn.