Data Structures and Files in Python
Course 2 of 3 in the Python Programming diploma
Picks up after the fundamentals: nested lists, dictionaries and sets, then organizing code with modules and packages, files and exceptions, and recursive functions, with the Hospital project.
Senior Vision Engineer, NVIDIA
What you'll learn
- Work with nested lists, dictionaries and sets.
- Organize code with modules and packages.
- Read and write files, and handle errors with exceptions.
- Write recursive functions, and build the Hospital project.
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NVIDIA · PhD, SFUDr. Mostafa Saad Ibrahim
He has worked in AI for 15 years across research and engineering, and has published papers at CVPR and ECCV with more than 1,000 combined citations. He has taught programming since 2006 and runs a leading Arabic competitive programming channel on YouTube with more than 134 thousand subscribers.
Why he teaches this course himself
- Teaching programming to beginners since 2006
- Connects the material to what programmers need in real work
- Head of the judging committee for programming contests in Egypt and Jordan (ECPC and ACPC)
Course curriculum: 7 units
Units 08 to 14 of the Python Programming diploma. Each lesson is followed by practice homework, with video solutions.
08Nested List4 lectures
09Dictionaries and Sets2 lectures
10Hospital Project1 lecture
11Modules and Packages7 lectures
Library project
12Files and Exceptions2 lectures
13More on Functions1 lecture
14Recursive Functions3 lectures
Why CSkilled instead of scattered resources?
A comparison between learning from scattered resources and learning from one integrated curriculum.
Scattered resources (YouTube / generic courses / bootcamps)
- Depth and curriculum: Scattered content with no clear order, so you get lost between levels.
- Practice: Few problems, often without explained solutions, and small, incomplete projects.
- Instructor and language: Uneven quality of explanation, and much of it is in English only.
- Support and cost: No guidance, and dollar-priced subscriptions or expensive bootcamps.
What do you get at CSkilled Academy?
- Depth and curriculum: 65 lectures and 85 hours across 20 structured modules that explain the idea before using any ready-made tool.
- Practice and projects: Graded problems with explained solutions, and hands-on projects that bring what you learned together into complete work.
- Instructor and language: Taught in Arabic with English terminology, with six Diplomas taught by Dr. Mostafa Saad, who has taught programming for 20 years and is a Senior Computer Vision Engineer at NVIDIA with a PhD in Computer Vision.
- Support and payment: A support team that answers your questions on WhatsApp, and interest-free installments for up to 6 months.
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Data Structures and Files in Python
Python Programming Diploma
65 lectures · 85 hours · 20 units · 5 hands-on projects · interest-free installments up to 6 months
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Questions before you enroll
What are the prerequisites for this course?
You've finished Python Fundamentals, or you already know variables, conditionals, loops, functions and lists.
Can I complete the full diploma later?
Yes. You can enroll in the diploma's remaining courses one by one, or subscribe to the full diploma at any time.
Can I pay in installments?
Yes, over 3 months with no interest: EGP 2,200 down when you enroll, then 2 monthly payments of EGP 1,400.
Are the lectures recorded?
Yes, they're fully recorded and you watch them whenever suits you.
What language is the teaching in?
Arabic, with technical terms in English so you can work with references and the job market.