Introduction and Zen of Python Programming

Objective

Introduce students to the Python programming language and inspire them to continue learning.

Lesson Plan

1. Hello, World!

• Exercise #1

2. Types
3. Statements
4. Functions

• Exercise #2

5. Classes
6. Unit Testing

• Exercise #3

7. Batteries Included
8. Mandelbrot Web Server

• Exercise #4

Notes

• Slides for the lesson are at http://bit.ly/ilikepy
• Sample code for the lesson is at https://github.com/jcalahan/ilikepy

Exercises

Exercise #1: run hello.py

Exercise #2: write a simple function

Exercise #3: write a simple unit test

Exercise #4: run fractal.py