Build a Bookbot in Python
Build your first local command-line app and use the real tools developers use every day.
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6 Hours
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13 Addicting
lessons
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What will you learn?
You'll build a real command-line application in Python that does data analysis on text files, or rather, entire novels like "Frankenstein", "Moby Dick" or "Pride and Prejudice". You'll be guided through the set up of a professional development environment using Python. This is the perfect first Python project for beginners.
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Super cool lesson tbh, extremely useful info on the basics of code building.
Pablo Arrieta
Spain
Fun and challenging for beginners.
Yaohui Wang
Taiwan
people are lazy, but u make them write code, thats a big thing
Himmat
India
Completing a hands-on project after learning a concept is the most effective way to learn. Plus, the streak mechanism keeps you coming back to finish the course. I wish I had access to this platform when I first learned to code, it would have made the experience better and more impactful. It’s truly addictive and progressive.
Muhammad Umair
Pakistan
I didn't know the stuff about the system arguements. Feels like that just opened a whole world for me in creating useful projects to automate task myself.
Hysin
United States
Super fun project!
Jacob Smith
United States
Nice!
Nolan Dean
Philippines
Nice little project which will challenge all you have learnt on python and linux: it gets real now.
Loic LL
France
Very cool to use VS code and Linux WSL in unison, teaches you how complex even simple code is haha :)
Luke Sheridan
United Kingdom
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