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Latest revision as of 10:36, 6 October 2020

Python is a scripting language written by Guido van Rossom.

The name actually refers to Monty Python, the charmingly irreverent and absurdist comedy troupe, as opposed to venomous snake.

General

Charming Pythonistas, an article about why Python makes a good learning language, and in particular considers the underrepresentation of female programmers

Learning Python

Think Python

Has been used in the course as a textbook

Instant Hacking

A nice quick intro to programming with Python as the specific language.

http://www.diveintopython3.net/

Another good, free, resource, by Mark Pilgrim

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/womenintech/2007/09/11/charming-pythonistas.html

Interesting discussion about the merits of Python as a learning language, and the "gender gap" in programming

A Python "Cheat Sheet" -- hmmm, might it not be a good project to be able to generate your own "cheat sheets"?

Useful Add-ons (Libraries)

PythonImageLibrary (PIL)
feedparser

Applications that use/support Python plugins/extensions

GIMP has GIMP-python to allow python plugins
Inkscape can use any language scripts, including Python, as filters (or "effects")
Blender has an embedded Python interpreter
Dia via a python plugin
Scribus has a scripting API that uses Python

Visualisations of python code

Syntax: Showing a parse tree: https://vpyast.appspot.com/ code
Execution frames also same thing?

Saving Python code in the wiki

You can insert Python code in a wiki page with syntax highlighting in this way:

<source lang="python"></source>

So for example:

<source lang="python">
 print("Enter your name:")
 x = input() # waiting for input
 print("Hello, " + x)
 </source>

renders as:

print("Enter your name:")
x = input() # waiting for input
print("Hello, " + x)

@@ Line 14: / Line 14: @@
 == Learning Python ==
-* [https://greenteapress.com/wp/think-python-2e/ How to Think like a Python Programmer]
+* [https://greenteapress.com/wp/think-python-2e/ Think Python]
 Has been used in the course as a textbook
-* http://hetland.org/writing/instant-hacking.html
+* [http://hetland.org/writing/instant-hacking.html Instant Hacking]
-:A nice quick intro to programming with Python as the specific language.
+A nice quick intro to programming with Python as the specific language.
 * http://www.diveintopython3.net/
-Another good, free, resource, by Mark Pilgrim (and mirrored now)
+Another good, free, resource, by Mark Pilgrim
 * http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/womenintech/2007/09/11/charming-pythonistas.html
-:Interesting discussion about the merits of Python as a learning language, and the "gender gap" in programming
+Interesting discussion about the merits of Python as a learning language, and the "gender gap" in programming
 * A Python [http://www.addedbytes.com/download/python-cheat-sheet-v1/pdf/ "Cheat Sheet"] -- hmmm, might it not be a good project to be able to generate your own "cheat sheets"?
@@ Line 44: / Line 47: @@
 * Syntax: Showing a parse tree: https://vpyast.appspot.com/ [https://github.com/ivan111/vpyast code]
 * [http://www.pythontutor.com/visualize.html#mode=display Execution frames] also [https://cscircles.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/visualize#mode=display same thing?]
+==Saving Python code in the wiki==
+You can insert Python code in a wiki page with syntax highlighting in this way:
+ <nowiki><source lang="python"></source></nowiki>
+So for example:
+ <nowiki><source lang="python">
+ print("Enter your name:")
+ x = input() # waiting for input
+ print("Hello, " + x)
+ </source></nowiki>
+renders as:
+<source lang="python">
+print("Enter your name:")
+x = input() # waiting for input
+print("Hello, " + x)
+</source>
+[[Category:Python]]