Python 101

OSE Rapid Learning

OSE pursues rapid learning by providing an immersion learning environment. For Python, the infrasctructure to be created involves:

• Addition of a python editor (Integrated Development Environment) and any necessary utilities to OSE Linux
• Instructionals for programming using the selected Python editor
• Blackboard video covering the necessary concepts
• Software architecture considerations for using Python and interacting with python
• Hackable code snippets that are testable in an editor.

Execution

• Select the best python IDE / editor that meets OSE Specifications
• Add the editor to OSE Linux
• Provide instructionals based on the selected IDE
• Include important libraries in the OSE Linux distribution

Resources

http://www.afterhoursprogramming.com/tutorial/Python/Operators/

https://www.learnpython.org/

https://www.codecademy.com/learn/python

A basic competency list for using Python to solve problems might involve

1. Variables, Types, Operators, and Objects
2. Functions; First-Class Objects and Basic Structured Programming
3. Modules and Importing; Reusing Code, Finding and Installing Packages
4. Flow Control Structures and Object-Oriented Programming
5. Debugging
6. List Comprehensions, and an Introduction to Generators and Functional Programming