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Intro to Python

This course will introduce you to the Python programming language. Python is a high level programming language that is growing in popularity. As such, it is useful to know python. There are many versions of pythons. For our purposes, we will be using python version 3.8

Local installation

Read the first chapter in this book and get python installed on your computer based on your system. This book is available online from Seneca Library:

https://senecacollege.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01SENC_INST/iq0dqm/alma997269205503226

For some assignments/labs we will make use of github's codespace which will run a virtual machine in the browser. No setup will be needed for you when you make use of codespace. All you will need is a modern web browser. You may wish to have a way to run code spaces anyways.