A Very Brief Introduction to the Python Programming Language

This module provides a very brief introduction to one of the most popular programming languages in use today, Python. The general approach of the module is derived from the CUNY DHRI-Curriculum GitHub repository “Python,” licensed CC-BY-SA. In some places, examples or explanations are reproduced with little or no modification.

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Table of contents

• Learning Outcomes
• Getting Started
• Interacting with Python
• Types and Functions
• Variables
• Scripts in Python
• Python Errors
• More About Functions
• Lists
• Loops
• Conditionals
• Input
• Objects and Methods
• Where to Learn More