Module 2: Lesson 2¶

Python Data Structures¶

This lesson introduces basic Python data structures such as the list, dictionary, string, and tuple.

Objectives¶

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

create these different compound data structures,
access data from these data structures,
iterate through these data structures, and
use special functions that operate on these data structures.

Time Estimate¶

Approximately 2 hours.

Activities¶

Video: Watch the Python data structures video, which will discuss the powerful data structures that come built-in to the Python programming language.

Notebook: Read and complete the practice exercises in the Python data structures notebook.

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