Getting Started
- Introduction
- What is Python?
- Join our Online Learning Community
- Setting Up Python
- Running Python 3 as a Default (on macOS)
- Writing our First Python Code
- What is the Blockchain?
- Course Outline
- Python Alternatives
- Understanding the Python Versions
- How To Get The Most Out Of This Course
- Useful Resources & Links
Diving Into the Basics of Python
- Module Introduction
- Understanding the REPL and Data Types
- Working with Variables
- Working with Numbers
- Using Operators
- Understanding a "Special" Behaviour when Working with Numbers
- Working with Strings
- Working with Lists
- Adding & Removing List Items
- Preparing the Blockchain - The Theory
- Installing our IDE
- Using Functions to Add List Items
- Blockchain Theory: Understanding Blocks
- Accessing the Last List Item
- Adding Arguments to Functions
- Understanding the "return" Keyword
- Using Default Arguments
- Working with Keyword Arguments
- Using the "input" Function
- Avoiding Repetitive Code Execution
- Understanding the Variable Scope
- Exploring the Official Documentation
- Adding Comments and Doc Strings
- Structuring Multi Line Code in Python
- Time to Practice - The Basics
- Wrap Up
- Useful Resources & Links
Working with Loops & Conditionals
- Module Introduction
- Understanding Loops - Theory
- Creating a "for" Loop
- Creating a "while" Loop
- Closing the REPL
- Understanding Conditionals - Theory
- Adding "if-else" to our Blockchain
- Working with "elif"
- Understanding "break" & "continue"
- Improving our Code with Loops & Conditionals
- Understanding Boolean Operators - "is" & "in"
- The "not" Keyword
- Understanding "and" and "or"
- Grouping Conditionals
- What About "switch" in Python?
- Verifying our Blockchain
- Blockchain Theory: Understanding Blockchain Verification
- Using Conditions inside the "while" Loop
- Using "else" in Loops
- Adding the "range" Function
- Time to Practice - Loops & Conditionals
- Wrap Up
- Useful Resources & Links
Understanding Complex Data Structures
- Module Introduction
- Understanding the Required Data Structure for our Blockchain
- Working with Iterables
- Choosing the Right Datastructure
- Transactions with Dictionaries & Tuples
- Blockchain Theory: Understanding Transactions
- Unpacking the Tuple
- Mining Blocks
- Hashing Previous Blocks
- Understanding List Comprehensions
- And What are Dict Comprehensions?
- Combining List Comprehensions & "if"
- Improving the Blockchain Validation Logic
- Managing a List of Participants in the Blockchain
- Calculating Balances
- Rewarding the Miners of our Blockchain
- Verifying Transactions
- Understanding Reference vs Value Copying
- Working with the Range Selector
- Understanding Shallow vs Deep Copies
- Comparing "is" & "=="
- Diving Deeper Into Iterable Methods
- Understanding the "all" & "any" Functions
- Comparing Iterables
- Time to Practice - Complex Datastructures
- Wrap Up
- Useful Resources & Links
Working with Functions & Strings
- Module Introduction
- Comparing Strings & Lists
- Understanding the "format" Method
- Escaping Characters
- Formatting Strings Conveniently with "f"
- Adding String Formatting to our Project
