Python Essentials 1 was developed by the OpenEDG Python Institute, and is provided to all audiences to enhance, develop, and support professional careers in Python programming and related technologies. The course covers the basics of Python programming, as well as general computer programming concepts and techniques. The course familiarizes learners with the procedural approach to programming and covers the following topics: . Fundamental terminology, concepts, and definitions . Basic Python syntax, semantics, and the runtime environment . Literals, variables, numeral systems, operators, and data types . Basic I/O operations . Control flow: conditional execution and loops . Data collections: lists, tuples, dictionaries, and strings . Functions . Exceptions, troubleshooting, and debugging