Python Programming For Beginners

Lessons

1. Comments and Printing
2. Types and Variables
3. Mathematical Operations
4. Loops
5. Booleans and Conditionals
6. Challenges

Setup

Setting up Python to run locally could take a lot of time so for this session it is recommended that you run things in a browser runner: http://skulpt.org/ Simply past the lines you want to run, hit run, and see the output on the box to the right.

If you want to have better error messages then feel free to set up Python on your machine instead - I'd recommend https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual-d

Teaching structure

This is more of a hands on lesson than a lecture, you'll be working through the exercises yourselves while I go around and offer help where possible. I will occasionally get everyone's attention to go over something, but you need to do the work yourselves to understand what's going on.