Introduction to Python Programming Course Notes

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Introduction to Python ProgrammingCourse NotesPhil SpectorDepartment of Statistics, University of California BerkeleyMarch 16, 20052Contents1 What is Python ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The very Basics of Python . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Invoking Python . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basic Principles of Python . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basic Core Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Object Oriented Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Namespaces and Variable Scoping.

oughness of the implementation of ideas like object-oriented programming, without eliminating the ability to program in a more traditional style. So python is an excellent choice as a first programming language without sacri-ficing the power and advanced capabilities that users will eventually need.

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