Build a Bookbot in Python
Build your first local command-line application in Python and use the real tools that developers use every day.
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Lane Wagner
Lane is a back-end engineer and the lead instructor of Boot.dev. He has taught over one million students worldwide, on Boot.dev, FreeCodeCamp, YouTube and the Backend Banter podcast. Lane worked as a backend engineer writing Go, Python and TypeScript, then moved into engineering management and a couple of years later left to build Boot.dev full-time.
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6 Hours
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12 Addicting
lessons
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What will you learn?
You'll build a real command-line application in Python that does data analysis on text files, or rather, entire novels like "Frankenstein", "Moby Dick" or "Pride and Prejudice". You'll be guided through the set up of a professional development environment using Python. This is the perfect first Python project for beginners.
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Nice short fun project
Asiel Dimas
United States
The last two lessons are way too hard and don't explain anything.
Myothis Zephon
Belgium
A neat, bite-sized course for building a useful Python app that analyses the frequency of unique characters in any large text file. The course rewards careful reading — an essential skill that every developer needs to sharpen. Clear instructions and well-paced milestones keep you motivated throughout.
Marc
United Kingdom
A bit beyond me. Not sure if that's me or the course. Used AI a bit. But that explained gaps in this course and I THINK I get it. Still very new to this whole process.
KDawg The Wise
Thailand
Awesome
Kotha Usha Rani
India
Very fun little project , you learn alot in this one.
Andreas Lindh
Sweden
good course, I like how this introduced concepts in a way that allows me to learn them not just copy paste
Asher Wolf
United States
This was sooo fun!
Maya Celes
Bangalore
I started studying here just recently, and this is my 1st Python project. Despite it's guided, it's not as straightforward as most tasks from the initial Python block. There's plenty of space for discovery and thorough debugging, and when it finally clicks - well, that's satisfying indeed!
Leonid Chernoivanenko
Russia
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