Introduction

Welcome to Python Kids!

The is where you'll find tutorials for young kids looking to get into programming. How old is old enough to code? If you can read then you can learn to program computers. This tutorial is aimed at children as young as 5-6. You might need a parent now and then but you can do it.

If this is your first time here then you might need to follow the Setup Guide first.

Let's get started!

Quick Start

Let's run some code!

1. The first thing we'll wan't to do is open a command prompt. You can do this by pessing the Windows key and typing cmd and pressing Enter.

2. Next change directory into the concepts directory

cd python_kids/code/01_basics

3. Run one of the examples

python 01_hello.py

4. Open the source code in your text editor and read the code. See if you can figure it out how it works.

Structure

This repository is a collection of code and documentation. It's structured to introduce new concept one at a time and add them very slowly.

• Basics: This is the best place for newcomers to start
• Tutorials: These are small watch throughs that introduce a topic
• Projects: These are larger programs that apply skills from basics and tutorials