Introduction to Python

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Introduction Python programming language was created by Guido Van Rossumin in the 1980's. It is a general purpose, object-oriented, expandable and described programming language. Python has an artistic syntax that allows its users to read code easily as well as understand the code. It is used for creation of web applications. Further, it has an inbuilt development environment called IDLE and a large library that supports huge projects. In this lab, you will be taught how to program in this very exciting programming language called Python. The medium in which you will learn this program is through getting to actually practice on your own. Furthermore, in this lab, I will translate some of the programs you may have seen in “Program a day “ that are written in Java programming language. Hope you enjoy this lab. Ouuups! Least I forget, you can get started by downloading python from www.python.org.

Installation

The following steps are used to install python

Log on www.python.org/download

Choose the appropriate version for your operating system

Running Python programs

Use the following steps to run all you Python programs

Type all Python programs in the IDLE environment

On the Run tab, click on Run Module or press F5

Getting Started

HelloWorld

Primitive Data Types

Area Calculation

Wind Chill

If/else/elif

Calculate days in a month

Grade Conversion

While and for loops

Convert a for loop to a while loop

Conclusion

Conclusion