Lessons
An introduction to writing Python
A quiet language that reads almost like English. Ten lessons. You type. I sit across from you.
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Lesson 1 · On the house
You, me, and print
What Python is, and the first line that talks back.
Lesson 2
Names and numbers
Variables, integers, and a little arithmetic.
Lesson 3
Strings
Text, quotes, and putting words together.
Lesson 4
Lists
A row of values you can walk.
Lesson 5
If
A fork in the road.
Lesson 6
Loops
Do it again until you're done.
Lesson 7
Dicts
A name for a value, in a bag.
Lesson 8
Functions
A little machine with a name.
Lesson 9
Files
Open, write, close — the idea, and one snippet.
Lesson 10
A small program
Names, a list, a loop, a function. One page.
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