Discover the fundamentals of programming using the popular Python programming language and Microsoft's Visual Studio Code to prepare yourself for the next stages of software development. You will learn to apply basic coding structures such as assignment statements, variables, decision making statements, string methods, loops, lists, functions and classes in Python. Learn how to use Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor to create, debug, and run Python code, apply basic programming concepts to common problems, debug and fix your code and prepare yourself for computer programming courses in any language.