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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. |
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== Resources == |
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* [[Boston Python Workshop 7/Data types| Python data types cheat sheet]]. |
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* [[Boston Python Workshop 7/Loops| Python loops cheat sheet]]. |
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* [https://raw.github.com/jvns/mtlpytutorial/master/capitals.py capitals.py] -- the state capitals example. |
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* [http://codingbat.com/home/bostonpythonworkshop@gmail.com/SaturdayMorning Saturday morning CodingBat review]. |
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* [http://codingbat.com/home/bostonpythonworkshop@gmail.com/Saturday Saturday lecture CodingBat practice]. |
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For extra practice, see Python's [http://docs.python.org/tutorial/introduction.html official tutorial]. |
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[[Boston Python Workshop 7|« Back to the Workshop home page]] |
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== Lecture outline == |
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# review Friday material |
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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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# lists |
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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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# loops and more flow control |
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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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# dictionaries |
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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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# modules |
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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 capitals.py from https://raw.github.com/jvns/mtlpytutorial/master/capitals.py is the grand finale and synthesis of lecture material. |
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[[Boston Python Workshop 7|« Back to the Workshop home page]] |
Revision as of 02:03, 20 February 2013
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
- 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 capitals.py from https://raw.github.com/jvns/mtlpytutorial/master/capitals.py is the grand finale and synthesis of lecture material.