Birds-Eye View of Python Fundamentals

Welcome! This set of notes is intended for you to review the basic Python concepts and terminology.

Prerequisites

• have access to a device that runs Python 3 (you can install it from https://python.org/downloads)
• ability to create and run Python programs (e.g., using Python’s IDLE)

Recommendation

We recommend that you create a new repo on GitHub and practice the git/GitHub add-commit-push workflow with your Python code files.

Python Concepts

Below are the topics we will review to remind you of the key terminology and syntax:

• Getting Started
• Representing data: Variables and Expressions
• Representing data: Variables and Types
• Functions
• Importing Modules
• Runtime decisions: Branching
• Repeating actions: Loops
• Storing data: Files

Resources

Here are a few resources to get you started learning/reviewing fundamental Python concepts:

• Python Programming (brief introduction) (43:15)
• Python Programming Tutorials by Socratica - a YouTube channel/playlist with short but comprehensive videos
• Learn 90% of Python in 90 Minutes (slides)