Python is a versatile programming language that is becoming much more common in business applications.
A good place to start when learning coding is by using what’s called an Integrated Development and Learning Environment (IDLE).
Here is a good tutorial for getting started with Python IDLE.
You should start by typing simple commands in the command line, like
>>> print(“Hello, World!)
Once you have a feel for individual commands you should try writing a program. Python IDLE allows you to edit files. That means you can write and execute Python programs from within IDLE.
To open a file use the open() function. For example, to open a text file, you could use:
f = open(“file.txt”, “r”)
Then to print the contents of this file, you would use
print(f.read())
To comment out a section of code, you can put three quotation marks at the beginning (“””) and three at the end (“””).
When writing to a csv file,
writerow() writes a single row at a time
writerows() writes multiple rows at a time
Resources
Here are some resources for learning Python:
Udemy: 100 Days of Code: The Complete Python Pro Bootcamp for 2022