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Google-IT-Automation-with-Python-Professional-Certificate

Crash course on python [Course 1 of 6 in the Google IT Automation with Python Specialization

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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  1. Understand what Python is and why Python is relevant to automation

  2. Write short Python scripts to perform automated actions

  3. Understand how to use the basic Python structures: strings, lists, and dictionaries

  4. Create your own Python objects

About This Course

This course is designed to teach you the foundations in order to write simple programs in Python using the most common structures. No previous exposure to programming is needed. By the end of this course, you'll understand the benefits of programming in IT roles; be able to write simple programs using Python; figure out how the building blocks of programming fit together; and combine all of this knowledge to solve a complex programming problem.

We'll start off by diving into the basics of writing a computer program. Along the way, you’ll get hands-on experience with programming concepts through interactive exercises and real-world examples. You’ll quickly start to see how computers can perform a multitude of tasks — you just have to write code that tells them what to do.

Applied Learning Project

Learn how to program with Python with no previous knowledge of coding required and you’ll use Python to automate common system administration tasks

Learn to use Git and GitHub, to troubleshoot and debug complex problems

Apply automation at scale by using configuration management and the Cloud

Practice your technical skills with hands-on projects including a capstone project where you’ll use your new knowledge to solve a real-world IT problem

About this Professional Certificate

This new beginner-level, six-course certificate, developed by Google, is designed to provide IT professionals with in-demand skills -- including Python, Git, and IT automation -- that can help you advance your career.

Knowing how to write code to solve problems and automate solutions is a crucial skill for anybody in IT. Python, in particular, is now the most in-demand programming language by employers.

This program builds on your IT foundations to help you take your career to the next level. It’s designed to teach you how to program with Python and how to use Python to automate common system administration tasks. You'll also learn to use Git and GitHub, troubleshoot and debug complex problems, and apply automation at scale by using configuration management and the Cloud.

This certificate can be completed in about 6 months and is designed to prepare you for a variety of roles in IT, like more advanced IT Support Specialist or Junior Systems Administrator positions. Upon completing the program, you’ll have the option to share your information with potential employers, like Walmart, Sprint, Hulu, Bank of America, Google (of course!), and more.

We recommend that you have Python installed on your machine. For some courses, you’ll need a computer where you can install Git or ask your administrator to install it for you.

If you’d like to learn the fundamentals of IT support, check out the beginner level Google IT Support Professional Certificate.