Programming 103: Saving and Structuring Data
Learn how to save and structure data in external files, and import files back into your Python programs. Supported by Google.
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Programming 103: Saving and Structuring Data
Discover how to save data to use it across multiple runs of your program
On this course, you will learn how to save text and binary files, and how to structure data so that programs can interpret it correctly.
You will explore various common types of structured files, including CSV and JSON, and also find out how to connect to a SQL database to use it in your Python programs.
Syllabus
Week 1
Persistent Data
Welcome to the course
Welcome to Programme 103: Saving and Structuring Data!
Reading and writing to files
Learn about reading and writing to files.
Creating a high score for a game
Learn how data persistence is key to many different applications.
End of Week 1
Congratulations on completing Week 1 of the course!
Week 2
Structuring data
Welcome to Week 2
Welcome to Week 2!
Structuring Data
Learn how to structure data.
Structuring data and persisting
Learn more about structuring data and persisting.
Week 3
Interacting with databases
Welcome to Week 3
Welcome to your third week of Programming 103: Saving and Structuring Data!
Python and databases
Learn more about Python and databases
Make a battle card game
Learn how to make your own battle card game.
When would you like to start?
Start straight away and learn at your own pace. If the course hasn’t started yet you’ll see the future date listed below.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Demonstrate how to use Python to store and retrieve persistent data
- Describe the importance of data persistence and where it is used
- Compare different types of structured data
- Modify a program to store data in a JSON file
- Perform operations on a database using SQL statements
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for those who have a little Python experience and are comfortable using functions with parameters–as covered in our Programming 102 course. Please note: screengrabs and recorded screencasts are key elements of this course.
Who will you learn with?
Eirini is a Learning Manager at Raspberry Pi. An ex-teacher and marketing person, she cares about getting more girls into Computing. She loves the outdoors; dancing, swimming and walking in nature.
Who developed the course?
Raspberry Pi Foundation
The Raspberry Pi Foundation works to put the power of digital making into the hands of people all over the world, so they are capable of understanding and shaping our increasingly digital world.
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