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Line 1: == Goal #1: practice reading and running Python files == (Estimated completion time: 15 - 30 minutes) We'll be practicing two skills with this goal. The first is <b>reading and understanding Python programs</b>. The second is <b>running these programs from the terminal</b>. Line 27 ⟶ 29: * [http://web.mit.edu/jesstess/www/SkillsharePython/Unit1/tip_calculator.py tip_calculator.py] * [http://web.mit.edu/jesstess/www/SkillsharePython/Unit1/pizza_calculator.py pizza_calculator.py] == Goal #2: Codecademy practice == (Estimated completion time: 1 - 1.5 hours) Let's get some practice thinking like programmers: breaking down problems and solving them in code using the Python tools that we've learned so far. To help you practice, we've written some custom Python questions for this course using the Codecademy framework. We use Codecademy because you can do the exercises online from any computer, you can easily save your progress and check on old solutions as you go along, and we can give you detailed hints as you work through the problems. So let's get started! Please: <ol> <li>Create an account on http://codecademy.com.</li> <li>Visit http://www.codecademy.com/courses/python-beginner-en-kSQwt/0/ and complete the 8 exercises in this section, <b>Strings and choices</b>.</li> </ol> ==Success!== You've learned a bunch of great Python and programming fundamentals and read and written your first Python scripts. Keep practicing! [[File:Champagne.png\|100px]][[File:Party.png\|125px]]