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#* type() |
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#* variables |
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#* strings |
#* strings |
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#* booleans |
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#* if/elif/else |
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#* functions |
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# lists |
# lists |
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#* purpose |
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#* initialization |
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#* len() review |
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#* accessing elements |
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#* adding elements |
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#* strings are like lists |
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# loops and more flow control |
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#* for loops |
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#* if statements inside for loops |
#* <tt>if</tt> statements inside <tt>for</tt> loops |
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#* nested <tt>for</tt> loops |
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#* range() |
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#* while loops |
#* <tt>while</tt> loops |
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#* infinite loops |
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#* if statements inside while loops |
#* <tt>if</tt> statements inside <tt>while</tt> loops |
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#* break |
#* <tt>break</tt> |
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#* raw_input |
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# dictionaries |
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#* adding elements |
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#* keys() and values() |
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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.