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Latest revision as of 10:13, 13 May 2014
Overview
Python is an 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
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 object-oriented programming (OOP).
