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Welcome to the Saturday lecture section of the Boston Python Workshop! For about 2 hours, we'll work through an introduction to the Python programming language via both a lecture and hand-on exercises. |
Welcome to the Saturday lecture section of the Boston Python Workshop! For about 2 hours, we'll work through an introduction to the Python programming language via both a lecture and hand-on exercises. |
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== Resources == |
== Resources == |
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For extra practice, see Python's [http://docs.python.org/tutorial/introduction.html official tutorial]. |
For extra practice, see Python's [http://docs.python.org/tutorial/introduction.html official tutorial]. |
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[[Boston Python Workshop 6|« Back to the Workshop home page]] |
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#* math |
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#* <tt>type()</tt> |
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#* variables |
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#* strings |
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#* booleans |
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#* <tt>if</tt>/<tt>elif</tt>/<tt>else</tt> |
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#* functions |
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#* purpose |
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#* initialization |
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#* <tt>len()</tt> review |
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#* accessing elements |
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#* adding elements |
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#* changing elements |
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#* slicing lists |
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#* strings are like lists |
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#* <tt>for</tt> loops |
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#* <tt>if</tt> statements inside <tt>for</tt> loops |
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#* nested <tt>for</tt> loops |
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#* <tt>range()</tt> |
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#* <tt>while</tt> loops |
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#* infinite loops |
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#* <tt>if</tt> statements inside <tt>while</tt> loops |
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#* <tt>break</tt> |
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#* <tt>raw_input()</tt> |
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#* purpose |
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#* initialization |
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#* accessing elements |
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#* adding elements |
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#* changing elements |
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#* <tt>keys()</tt> and <tt>values()</tt> |
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#* purpose |
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#* builtins |
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#* imports |
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#* <tt>import random</tt> |
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#* <tt>random.randint</tt> |
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#* <tt>random.choice</tt> |
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#* walk through state_capitals.py |
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Where state_capitals.py from http://mit.edu/jesstess/www/BostonPythonWorkshop6/state_capitals.py is the grand finale and synthesis of lecture material. |
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[[Boston Python Workshop 6|« Back to the Workshop home page]] |
[[Boston Python Workshop 6|« Back to the Workshop home page]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:17, 9 May 2012
Welcome to the Saturday lecture section of the Boston Python Workshop! For about 2 hours, we'll work through an introduction to the Python programming language via both a lecture and hand-on exercises.
Resources
- state_capitals.py -- the state capitals example.
- Saturday morning CodingBat review.
- Saturday lecture CodingBat practice.
For extra practice, see Python's official tutorial.
« Back to the Workshop home page
Lecture outline
- review Friday material
- math
- type()
- variables
- strings
- booleans
- if/elif/else
- functions
- lists
- purpose
- initialization
- len() review
- accessing elements
- adding elements
- changing elements
- slicing lists
- strings are like lists
- loops and more flow control
- for loops
- if statements inside for loops
- nested for loops
- range()
- while loops
- infinite loops
- if statements inside while loops
- break
- raw_input()
- dictionaries
- purpose
- initialization
- accessing elements
- adding elements
- changing elements
- keys() and values()
- modules
- purpose
- builtins
- imports
- import random
- random.randint
- random.choice
- walk through state_capitals.py
Where state_capitals.py from http://mit.edu/jesstess/www/BostonPythonWorkshop6/state_capitals.py is the grand finale and synthesis of lecture material.