🐍 Welcome to Python! 🐍

Welcome to Phase 2, where we’ll be learning about back end development. Topics we’ll cover include:

• Python and object-oriented programming
• Building web applications with Django
• Working with a relational database

🗓️ Today’s topics

• Running Python
• Syntax differences between JS and Python
• Python
  • variables
  • if statements
  • while loops
  • Input and output with input and print
  • Functions

✅ TODO today

1. Make sure your dev environment is set up, using our guide.
2. Read Python VS JavaScript – What are the Key Differences Between The Two Popular Programming Languages?

🎯 Project

We’ll be using the Thinkific content as an introduction to Python concepts. Please complete the Python section through while loops. Please come to class with 3 questions tomorrow, 8/9

🔖 Resources

Essential Python Resources

• ⭐ Official Python docs
• 🐍 The Python Standard Library
• 📚 Python for Everybody
• LearnPython Tutorial -> A good reference with examples and exercises.
• A Byte of Python -> Use this as a reference, starting at First Steps. DO NOT follow the installation instructions to download Python – you already have Python installed!
• Automate The Boring Stuff Kind of like the equivalent to Eloquent JavaScript for Python. Lots of written explanation with great examples.

RealPython: Basic Python Tutorials

These articles are way more in-depth than you need right now, but they are good references for more information, if you feel you need that.

• Basic Data Types
• Variables
• Operators and Expressions
• Strings
• Python Program Lexical Structure
• Conditional Statements
• While Loops
• For Loops
• Basic Input and Output
• String Formatting
• Defining Your Own Python Function
• Docstrings in Python

📓 Jupyter Notebooks

• RealPython: Using Jupyter Notebooks (video)
• RealPython: Jupyter Notebook: an Introduction
• Setting Up Your Python Development Environment: Jupyter Notebooks section
• Using Jupyter Notebooks in VSCode -> This is an alternate way to run Jupyter Notebooks locally.

💁 Asking Questions + Getting Help

• Julia Evans, How To Ask Good Questions
• Rukia Sheikh-Mohamed, 5 Steps to Getting Unstuck
• Our Student Guidelines: Getting Help

🦉 Code & Notes

• Notes: Intro to Python
• Notebooks Prequel: the Force Awakens
• Intro to Python notebooks (Notebooks 1-5)