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Build a BookBot in Python

Build your first local command-line app and use the real tools developers use every day.

What you'll learn in this Python course

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 setup of a professional development environment using Python. This is the perfect first Python project for beginners.

Chapter List

1
Setup
Set up a local Python development environment
2
Data Analysis
Write Python functions that analyze a novel's text and calculate word and character counts
3
Report
Build a beautiful analytics report and add command-line tooling to make your application usable with any plain text file

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This felt amazing! I didn't even use Boots that much for this! It is perfectly placed right after the Python and Linux courses!

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Kim Araya

Philippines

This was a fun experience to say the least. It showed me how much ive learned while also politely telling me what i still need help with.

(5/5)
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Julian Martinez

United States

I really enjoyed this one! Being able to finally code a project felt great. Especially when it worked at the end!

(5/5)
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Simon

United States

I feel like this course was a little difficult to follow. I couldn't name specifics.

(4/5)
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Michael Borkowski

United States

Great course. I know I'm just taking my first steps, but now I actually feel like I could be a programer.

(5/5)
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Andrés Sánchez Bahoque

Ecuador

very good, there's a little things that I feel I don't fully have in mind (like the methods available for all the data structures) but I'm getting the logic behind it

(5/5)
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Torre de' Busi (BG), Lombardy, Italy

Nice and short project The project give me the opportunity to test my previous knowledge and keep them fresh

(5/5)
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Ayax Córdova

Mexico

Very good application of the knowledge gained so far.

(5/5)
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Eli N

Spain

good

(5/5)
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JuanPabloSanchezJaramillo

Colombia

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Yes! It's free to create an account and start learning. You'll get all the immersive and interactive features for free for a few chapters. After that, if you still haven't paid for a membership, you'll be in read-only (content only) mode.