A Gentle Introduction to Programming Using Python

Lectures

LEC #	TOPICS	HANDOUTS AND EXAMPLES
1	Introduction	Getting started (PDF) raw_input_example.py (PY)
2	Conditionals, loops	How to comment code properly (PDF) height_example.py (PY) conditional_examples.py (PY) loop_examples.py (PY)
3	Defining functions	lecture3.py (PY) functions.py (PY) check_for_vowels.py (PY)
4	Strings, lists, list comprehensions	string_examples.py (PY) list_examples.py (PY) comprehension_examples.py (PY) Additional Material Two examples of a rock-paper-scissors program: rps_example1.py (PY) rps_example2.py (PY) How to use while-else loops (suggestion: don’t use them at all, but if you do be aware they work differently than you might think): while_else.py (PY)
Optional lecture	Recursion	Recursion notes (PDF) Recursion examples (PY) Optional problems (PDF) Solutions to optional problems (PY)
5	Tuples, dictionaries, common Python mistakes	tuple_examples.py (PY) Remember that the keys of a dictionary must be immutable objects, but the values of a dictionary can be either immutable or mutable objects. Common Python mistakes and misconceptions (PDF)
6	Classes	point.py (PY)
7	More about classes	wheel.py (PY)
8	Inheritance	inheritance_examples.py (PY)