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User talk:Tjmustard

2014-05-13T17:34:44Z

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Python

2014-05-13T17:13:57Z

Lucent:

== Overview ==

Python is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpreted_language interpreted programming language] with many benefits. It is:

* Syntactically simple, making it:
** Easy to learn
** Quick to program in
* Object oriented, enabling flexibility and modularity
* Popular, resulting in many community-generated libraries

While Python can be used to create large and complex programs including graphical user interfaces and C bindings (e.g., for performing parallel applications), it also facilitates rapid development of useful [[scripts]]. The latter is the primary end-use of Python in the PHYC group.

== Learning Resources ==

[http://inventwithpython.com/ Invent with Python] is a free and very useful book series aimed at teaching readers video game development. It is aimed at young children, and as a result is widely accessible. It uses an example-driven pedagogy to build more complex games, and ultimately can aid in understanding [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-oriented_programming object-oriented programming (OOP)].

Python

2014-05-13T17:08:34Z

Lucent: Created page with "Python is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpreted_language interpreted programming language] with many benefits. It is: * Syntactically simple, making it: ** Easy to lea..."

Python is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpreted_language interpreted programming language] with many benefits. It is:

* Syntactically simple, making it:
** Easy to learn
** Quick to program in
* Object oriented, enabling flexibility and modularity
* Popular, resulting in many community-generated libraries

While Python can be used to create large and complex programs including graphical user interfaces and C bindings (e.g., for performing parallel applications), it also facilitates rapid development of useful [[scripts]]. The latter is the primary end-use of Python in the PHYC group.

== Learning Resources ==

[http://inventwithpython.com/ Invent with Python] is a free and very useful book series aimed at teaching readers video game development. It is aimed at young children, and as a result is widely accessible. It uses an example-driven pedagogy to build more complex games, and ultimately can aid in understanding [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-oriented_programming object-oriented programming (OOP)].