Python Fundamentals and Applications

Name: Python Fundamentals and Applications
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5.0118 hours95 learners

1. Follow the step by step curriculum created by experts 2. Practice what you’ve learned 3. Use professional tools 4. Build your portfolio 5. Be ready to choose any other python-related course, because now you know all the fundamentals!

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What you'll learn

Topics covered by this course

Software development foundations

47 topics

Working with data

38 topics

Control flow

22 topics

Python libraries

18 topics

Basics

15 topics

Algorithms and data structures

15 topics

Code quality

14 topics

Data science

13 topics

Additional instruments

10 topics

Math

7 topics

Object-oriented programming

7 topics

System administration and DevOps

3 topics

Frontend

3 topics

Learn by doing

# 1

Apply knowledge into practice

You already know the theory. Now it's time to code like you do at work—in a professional IDE, with real project constraints, solving problems that actually matter. Welcome to software engineering as it should be.

# 2

Navigate complexity with surgical precision

Most developers waste months learning random concepts without seeing how they connect. Our interactive Knowledge Map fixes this. It shows exactly how every programming concept relates to others, helping you build a structured mental model of coding.

# 3

Copy the best. Then improve.

Here's what top engineers do that others don't: they study other people's code obsessively. When you get stuck on Hyperskill, you can explore solutions published by other developers. See their exact code. Understand their approach. Learn their tricks.

# 4

Code review that actually makes you better

We stripped code review down to what actually matters: does your solution work? Have you handled the edge cases? Is there a cleaner way to write this? Hyperskill acts like a competent reviewer who actually tests your code. Not genius-level analysis, not architecture debates — just solid feedback on making your code better.

Elevate your engineering mastery through real-world challenges

Master advanced engineering concepts through ambitious projects. Each project deepens your expertise and transforms you from an experienced engineer into an exceptional one.

Easy Rider Bus Company

You've just been hired by a bus company that started actively using the Internet for business. Before you came, their database had been updated a few times by various employees with various levels of skill. Your task is to find all the mistakes they made in the database. Good news: you have documentation, but bad news: it's incomplete. This promises to be quite an investigation! In this project, you will write your own programs to test data consistency and correctness. You will practice reading documentation, working with data in JSON format, and creating lists, iterators, and dictionaries. You will also learn how to work with set methods, the itertools library, and the regular expression library.

Algorithms with IMDB

We all know how hard it is to choose a movie for a party with friends! Why not invent an algorithm that will help you with the task? Create a small program that sorts movies according to the rating of your choice and learn the basics of time complexity analysis and various searching and sorting algorithms. You will practice concepts frequently tested in technical interviews at top tech companies.

HR Data Analysis

You work as an analyst in a company. The company's HR boss provided you with three datasets. The first two contain information about employees' performance in offices A and B: how much they work, their salaries, the number of their projects, departments, and so on. The third one is an extensive dataset with information on the employees' satisfaction with their jobs, their latest evaluation metrics, and the current status in the company. Your task is to analyze the data and answer some of the HR’s questions.

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JetBrains Academy

JetBrains Academy is a part of JetBrains, a global software company specializing in the creation of intelligent, productivity-enhancing tools for software developers and teams. With years of expertise in software development and education, JetBrains Academy empowers more than a million people worldwide to learn and teach computer science, and help organizations inspire their teams to reach their goals in tech. Professional development tools play a big role in computer science education. This is why JetBrains Academy courses offer integration with JetBrains IDEs. This integration assists learners in getting experience with real development processes to streamline their learning curve at future work.