Get ready to delve into the vast ocean of online information in this exciting course! We’ll equip you with the skills to transform the web from a passive browsing ground to a vibrant source of data for your Python projects.
Here’s what you’ll master:
- Web Scraping: Extract valuable data from websites like a seasoned digital miner. Learn how to navigate HTML, XML, and JSON formats with ease.
- Web APIs: Uncover the hidden treasure trove of data locked within APIs. We’ll show you how to unlock their secrets and integrate them seamlessly into your projects.
- Python Powerhouse: This course builds upon your existing Python knowledge (Chapters 1-10 of “Python for Everybody” and the first two specialization courses). We’ll dive deeper into manipulating files, data structures (strings, lists, dictionaries, tuples), functions, conditional execution, and more.
Note: This course focuses on Python 3, unlocking the latest features and potential for your programming adventures.
By the end of this journey, you’ll be able to confidently:
- Build powerful web scraping tools to gather crucial data for analysis.
- Leverage the power of web APIs to enrich your applications with real-time information.
- Work with different data formats like HTML, XML, and JSON in a Pythonic way.
So, if you’re hungry for data and eager to unleash the power of the web with Python, join us on this exciting exploration!
Let’s code, scrape, and conquer the dataverse together!
| Week 1 | Getting Started |
| Week 2 | Regular Expressions (Chapter 11) |
| Week 3 | Networks and Sockets (Chapter 12) |
| Week 4 | Programs that Surf the Web (Chapter 12) |
| Week 5 | Web Services and XML (Chapter 13) |
| Week 6 | JSON and the REST Architecture (Chapter 13) |