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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Our expert in-house course authors are tenured software developers whose love for coding is only outstripped by a love for crafting addicting lessons.
6 Hours
of content
13 Addicting
lessons
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of completion
Learn online
at your pace
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 setup of a professional development environment using Python. This is the perfect first Python project for beginners.
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I cannot believe I wrote my first thing in python! I thought the lessons were helpful and intuitive. Thank you!
PJ Pierce
United States
It was quite challenging i had to go back to those topics in python before. Well done for this section i love the hands on project.
Precious Robert
Nigeria
Less hand-holding than you might expect. There are not step-by-step instructions to set up your own code editor. Look at the solution files when you're done to see best practices for setting up a main() function - following the assignments literally and to the 'T' will not set you up for success.
B B
United States
I created a bot!
Flying Chungus
Malaysia
It was so fun to see how we slowly moved away from the browser to creating something yourself with minimal guidance. I understood why I needed the terminal, I understood how to use the speelbook or google my questions and I completed it almost with no help from Books. Great project, gave me a lot of confidence in myself! Thanks a lot. :)
Siehste
Germany
Create intro to learning a project on a personal device instead of web compiler!
Francisco Lasso
United States
A lot of fun! Cool way to dig into python. Get experience with a new IDE. While I might not use this proj every day, it's something I can build on the analyze text on the command line.
Omega Rae
United States
It was so entertaining and exiting.
Csaba Mészáros
Hungary
Very fun and satisfying, it feels great to make something from scratch and see how the editor and the terminal interact with each other.
Noké
France
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