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Start Programming Tutorial

  • StartProgramming PDF File
    A 26 page quick-start tutorial originally intended for network administrators with no programming skills. The tutorial starts with "hello world" and works through a series of eleven programs to build a script that creates semi-random passwords based on user names in a text file. Also includes a couple bonus scripts and reference notes. (OpenOffice format)

Python Course Notes:

  1. What is a programming language? Notes • WebQuest
  2. The Way of the Program -- Notes • Exercises
  3. Strings, Math, and Variables -- Notes • Exercises
  4. User Interface: Looking Pretty -- Notes • Exercises
  5. Pre-Made Functions -- Notes •Exercises
  6. Home-Made Functions -- Notes • Exercises
  7. Conditionals (If ... elif ... else) -- Notes • Exercises
  8. Recursion and Fruitful Functions -- Notes • Exercises
  9. Iteration (loop-de-loops) -- Notes • Exercises
  10. Stringing Along -- Notes • Exercises
  11. Making a List -- Notes •Exercises
  12. Working With Files-- Notes • Exercises
  13. Avoiding Common Gotcha's -- Notes • Exercises
  14. The Dictionary Data Structure -- Notes • Exercises
  15. Modules and Shelving -- Notes • Exercises
  16. Introducing Classes -- Notes • Exercises
  17. More Class Stuff -- Notes •Exercises
  18. Sharing Your Programs -- Notes •Exercises

Tkinter

  1. Widget Basics -- Notes • Exercises
  2. Placing Widgets in Windows -- Notes • Exercises
  3. Binding Functions to Widgets -- Notes • Exercises
  4. Making Buttons Useful with lambda -- Notes • Exercises
  5. More Widget Choices -- Notes • Exercises
  6. Adding Images, Bitmaps, and Goofy Cursors -- Notes • Exercises

Python Imaging Library

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