How do I install Python and set up PyCharm on Windows?

Install Python from python.org, select the option to add Python to PATH, then install PyCharm and configure its Python interpreter.

How do you swap two variables in Python without a temporary variable?

Use tuple unpacking: a, b = b, a.

How can I get the last item in a Python list?

Use negative indexing: my_list[-1] returns the last element.

Free online course Python

Duration of the online course: 15 hours and 23 minutes

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Start coding in Python with this free course—set up your tools, write clean programs, and build skills for web development, data, and automation.

In this free course, learn about

Python Foundations and Setup
Python Variables, Data Types and Operators
Python Control Flow and Patterns
Arrays and NumPy
Functions and Functional Programming
Python Modules and Object-Oriented Programming Basics
Object-Oriented Programming Advanced Concepts
Python Practical Programming and Algorithms
Python Tools, Databases and Collaboration
Django Fundamentals and Templates
Django Static Files and Dynamic Content
Django Database Models and Administration
Django User Authentication and Messaging

About the free online course

Learn one of the most in-demand programming languages with a practical Python course designed for beginners who want real skills, not just theory. Python is known for its clean syntax and versatility, making it a great first language and a powerful upgrade if you already have some coding experience. From day one, you will focus on writing code and understanding how Python thinks, so you can solve problems confidently and build a strong foundation for future paths like web development, automation, data analysis, and machine learning.

You will start by getting comfortable with the essentials: installing Python, choosing an editor or IDE, and running your first programs locally. Step by step, you will move from basic statements to core building blocks such as variables, data types, and operators, learning how to represent information and manipulate it effectively. Instead of memorizing rules, you will develop the habit of reading outputs, tracing behavior, and predicting what your code will do, which is the difference between knowing syntax and knowing how to program.

As you progress, you will work with everyday Python data structures such as lists, tuples, sets, and dictionaries, understanding what each is best suited for and how to access and update values correctly. You will also practice helpful developer workflows: configuring Python on Windows, using lightweight editors when you do not need a heavy IDE, and navigating common environments such as IDLE and PyCharm. Along the way, you will explore number systems and conversions, quick techniques like swapping values without extra variables, and practical tools like math functions and bitwise operators to deepen your problem-solving toolkit.

To help the learning stick, the course includes questions and exercises that reinforce concepts immediately, turning passive watching into active learning. By the end, you will be able to create and run Python files, write clearer code, and feel comfortable continuing into more advanced topics with a solid, job-relevant foundation.

Course content

Video class: #0 Python for Beginners | Programming Tutorial 01m
Exercise: What is the main focus of the Python series in addition to learning syntax?
Video class: #1 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Introduction to Python 04m
Exercise: Which programming language is known for its simplicity and widely used in fields like machine learning, web development, and more?
Video class: #2 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Python Installation | PyCharm 09m
Exercise: What is needed to write and execute Python code on a local machine?
Video class: #3 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Getting Started with Python 14m
Exercise: What output will the expression 10 * 'Hello ' produce in Python?
Video class: #4 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Variables in Python 10m
Exercise: In Python, what is the correct syntax to assign a value to a variable?
Video class: #5 Python Tutorial for Beginners | List in Python 10m
Exercise: What is one way to get the last element of a list in Python?
Video class: #6 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Tuple | Set in Python 06m
Exercise: What is a key difference between tuples and sets in Python?
Video class: Dictionary in Python 12m
Exercise: In Python, what is the correct syntax to fetch a value from a dictionary using its key?
Video class: #7 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Python Set Path in Windows and Help 05m
Exercise: How can you permanently set the Python path in Windows?
Video class: #8 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Python Editor | Sublime Text 03m
Exercise: What is a lightweight alternative to PyCharm for running Python code?

Video class: #9 Python Tutorial for Beginners | More on Variables in Python 09m
Exercise: What happens to Python variables with the same data?
Video class: #10 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Data Types in Python 14m
Exercise: What do the numeric types in Python consist of?
Video class: #11 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Operators in Python 11m
Exercise: Which operator is not covered in the provided video transcript?
Video class: #12 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Number System Conversion in Python 08m
Exercise: Which function is used in Python to convert a decimal number to binary?
Video class: #13 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Swap 2 Variables in Python 04m
Exercise: How do you swap two numbers in Python without using a third variable?
Video class: Support Telusko 01m
Exercise: In the context of supporting the content creator, which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to support the channel?
Video class: #14 Python Tutorial for Beginners | IDLE Previous Command | Clear Screen? 02m
Exercise: How can you access the previous commands in IDLE for Python?
Video class: #15 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Python BitWise Operators 12m
Exercise: What is the result of using a bitwise XOR operation on 12 and 13 in Python?
Video class: #16 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Import Math Functions in Python 07m
Exercise: Which function rounds down the number to the nearest integer in Python?
Video class: #17 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Working with PyCharm | Run | Debug | Trace | py file 10m
Exercise: Which file extension is used for Python code files?

Video class: #18 Python Tutorial for Beginners | User input in Python | Command Line Input 11m
Video class: #19 Python Tutorial for Beginners | If Elif Else Statement in Python 15m
Video class: #20 Python Tutorial for Beginners | While Loop in Python 12m
Video class: #21 Python Tutorial for Beginners | For Loop in Python 07m
Exercise: Which of the following data structures is not directly iterated over with a for loop in Python?
Video class: #22 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Break Continue Pass in Python 10m
Video class: #22.1 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Break vs Continue vs Pass in Python part 2 04m
Video class: #23 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Printing Patterns in Python 07m
Video class: #24 Python Tutorial for Beginners | For Else in Python 05m
Exercise: In Python, how does the else clause work with a for loop when no break statement is executed within the loop?
Video class: #25 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Prime Number in Python 04m

Video class: #26 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Array in Python 15m
Video class: #27 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Array values from User in Python | Search in Array 10m
Video class: #28 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Why Numpy? Installing Numpy in Pycharm 06m
Exercise: What must be installed to work with multi-dimensional arrays in Python?
Video class: #29 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Ways of Creating Arrays in Numpy 10m
Video class: #30 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Copying an Array in Python 09m
Video class: #31 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Working with Matrix in Python 11m

Video class: #32 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Functions in Python 11m
Video class: #33 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Function Arguments in Python 07m
Video class: #34 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Types of Arguments in Python 09m
Video class: #35 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Keyworded Variable Length Arguments in Python | **kwargs 04m
Video class: #36 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Global Keyword in Python | Global vs Local Variable 08m
Exercise: What keyword is used in Python to indicate that a particular variable inside a function is global and not local?
Video class: #37 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Pass List to a Function in Python 04m
Video class: #38 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Fibonacci Sequence 08m
Video class: #39 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Factorial 05m
Video class: #40 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Recursion 05m
Exercise: In Python, what is the default maximum recursion depth limit before it starts throwing a 'maximum recursion depth exceeded' error?
Video class: #41 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Factorial using Recursion 04m
Video class: #42 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Anonymous Functions | Lambda 04m
Video class: #43 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Filter Map Reduce 11m
Video class: #44 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Decorators 07m
Exercise: What is the purpose of decorators in Python?

Video class: #45 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Modules 07m
Video class: #46 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Special Variable __name__ 05m
Video class: #47 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Special Variable __name__ part 2 07m
Video class: #48 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Object Oriented Programming | Introduction 07m
Exercise: In object-oriented programming (OOP), what are the two main things that every object will have?
Video class: #49 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Class and Object 11m
Video class: #50 Python Tutorial for Beginners | __init__ method 06m
Video class: #51 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Constructor, Self and Comparing Objects 11m
Video class: #52 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Types of Variables 04m
Exercise: In Python object-oriented programming, what differentiates instance variables from class variables?
Video class: #53 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Types of Methods 11m
Video class: #54 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Inner class 07m

Video class: #55 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Inheritance 06m
Video class: #56 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Constructor in Inheritance 08m
Exercise: In Python's multiple inheritance, what does the method resolution order (MRO) determine?
Video class: #57 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Introduction to Polymorphism 01m
Video class: #58 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Duck Typing 06m
Video class: #59 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Operator Overloading | Polymorphism 14m
Video class: #60 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Method Overloading and Method Overriding 10m
Exercise: What is the Python equivalent for method overloading found in other OOP languages?
Video class: Abstract Class and Abstract Method in Python 12m
Video class: #61 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Iterator 10m
Video class: #62 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Generators 06m

Video class: #63 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Exception Handling 15m
Exercise: Which type of error is caused by a user providing invalid input that the code doesn't handle properly?
Video class: #64 Python Tutorial for Beginners | MultiThreading 14m
Video class: #65 Python Tutorial for Beginners | File handling 12m
Video class: #66 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Comments 03m
Video class: #67 Python Tutorial for Beginners | is Python Compiled or Interpreted Language? 06m
Exercise: In Python, after writing a code, what format does it get compiled into before being interpreted?
Video class: Linear Search using Python | Python Tutorial for Beginners 68 07m
Video class: #69 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Binary Search Using Python 09m
Video class: #70 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Bubble Sort in python | List Sort 07m
Video class: #71 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Selection Sort using Python 07m
Exercise: What is the primary advantage of using selection sort over bubble sort according to the text?

Video class: #72 MySQL Workbench Setup | Python Database Connection 08m
Video class: #73 Python Database Connection | MySQL 07m
Video class: #74 Python | Git | PyCharm | GitHub 10m
Video class: #75 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Python GitHub Code Contribution 09m
Exercise: In a collaborative project using PyCharm and multiple GitHub accounts, how do developers contribute changes to the main repository?
Video class: Zip Function in Python 03m
Video class: Socket Programming Using Python 17m
Video class: #76 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Anaconda Setup 07m
Video class: #77 Python Tutorial for Beginners | Jupyter Notebook Setup 07m
Exercise: Which installation method is recommended for users who want to use Jupyter Notebook along with libraries such as NumPy or pandas?
Video class: What after Python? 05m

Video class: #1 Django tutorials | What is Django? | Python Web Framework 05m
Video class: #2 Django tutorials | Setup 11m
Video class: #3 Django tutorials | First App in Django - part 1 08m
Exercise: Which command is used to create a new Django app within a project?
Video class: #4 Django tutorials | First App Django - part 2 07m
Video class: #5 Django tutorials | Django Template Language | DTL 08m
Video class: #6 Django tutorials | Django Template Language - part 2 04m
Video class: #7 Django tutorials | Addition of Two Numbers in Django 08m
Exercise: In Django, after fetching two values from a form with a GET request, what must be done before performing an arithmetic addition operation on these values?
Video class: #8 Django tutorials | GET vs POST | HTTP Methods 06m
Video class: #9 Django tutorials | Model View Template in Django | MVT 05m

Video class: #10 Django tutorials | Static Files - 1 07m
Video class: #11 Django tutorials | Static Files - 2 10m
Exercise: What is the necessary command to execute in the terminal to collect static files into the specified directory when configuring Django static files?
Video class: #12 Django tutorials | Passing Dynamic Data in Html part 1 10m
Video class: #13 Django tutorials | Passing Dynamic Data in Html - part 2 09m
Video class: #14 Django tutorials | If Statement 05m
Video class: #15 Django tutorials | ORM | Object Relational Mapper | Theory 04m
Exercise: What is the purpose of Object Relational Mapping (ORM) in web development frameworks like Django?

Video class: #16 Django tutorials | Postgres and PgAdmin Setup 05m
Video class: #17 Django tutorials | Models and Migrations 12m
Video class: #18 Django tutorials | Re-Migration 02m
Video class: #19 Django tutorials | Admin Panel 06m
Exercise: In Django, what is the command used to create a superuser?
Video class: #20 Django tutorials | Add and Fetch data from Database 09m

Video class: #21 Django tutorials | User Registration - 1 13m
Video class: #22 Django tutorials | User Registration - 2 10m
Video class: #23 Django tutorials | Passing Messages 06m
Exercise: In Django, how can you send messages from the server to the client to be displayed on a web page?
Video class: #24 Django tutorials | User login 08m
Video class: #25 Django Tutorials | User Logout 05m

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