Python: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 17:22, 28 September 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.

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

Has been used in the course as a textbook

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

Another good, free, resource, by Mark Pilgrim

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"?

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)

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 * 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>