Certificate in Software Development with Python

The Certificate in Software Development with Python is intended for anyone who wants to learn how to use the Python software language to create professional-caliber applications. Python’s accessibility, simplicity and wide use have made it more popular as a first choice for novices learning to write software code. Python developers can also leverage powerful, well-known code libraries and frameworks such as Pandas, NumPy and matplotlib to create applications used for statistical analysis and data visualization. Students will learn both the fundamentals and advanced features of the language and popular libraries using industry-standard tools and practices employed by professional development teams. Courses will emphasize ways to test and optimize code for performance and efficiency. Students may also choose to learn the basics of full-stack web development, JavaScript and how to integrate their Python programs with web applications and the MySQL database engine.