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Learn Python the Hard Way
Learn Python the Hard Way
Hi! My name is Marielle. I'm actually a biologist by training, but I initially took programming classes in school for fun. Then as I started working in my field, I could do a lot of things my colleagues could not.
I realized how useful programming was, and today I firmly believe that programming should be taught right alongside English and math in early education. Programming is only going to become more and more essential even in traditionally non-technical fields. I've taught programming to 7th graders and biology to college undergraduates, so I'm looking forward to "teaching" to my peers!
Summary
This course is an introduction to programming for the complete beginner. If you already can code in another language, this course will probably drive you insane, because it is extremely basic. The text for the course is Learn Python the Hard Way by Zed Shaw and is available for download for free.
This course will be primarily meeting on the forums. After joining the course you will be added to the group. Then you will be able to post messages to the group either by going to the group link and posting to the forums, or by e-mail.
Learning objectives
The objective of this course is to empower you to be lazy! Seems crazy, right? But programming allows you to delegate monotonous tasks to computers. All you need to do is learn their language to get them to do all your work for you. In this course, that language is python.
Schedule/Syllabus
Comments
I am really pleased to see
I am really pleased to see this python course being offered and especially that it is using Zed's book. I haven't gone through the book page by page yet but Zed can be very entertaining and has a certain street smart wisdom about programming.
Fingers and eyes crossed.
Fingers and eyes crossed.
I am so happy to see Python
I am so happy to see Python course over here, it will really help us to learn it from basic.
I have just finished reading
I have just finished reading the introduction and the first chapter. I am very excited for this course!
Glad to see a python course
Glad to see a python course running.. Needed it much..
Hoping to learn the hard and
Hoping to learn the hard and smart way :).
We use Python at my work --
We use Python at my work -- and I don't know anything about it and never saw any classes offering it nearby -- so I am hoping this online class will really help get me up to speed with what the guys on my team are doing.
Really glad to see this
Really glad to see this offering and looking forward to learning Python.
Looking forward to this
Looking forward to this class. One of my goals for my job is to learn a scripting language. Hope to learn a lot.
yeah it would be a good class
yeah it would be a good class
I feel that I could use
I feel that I could use programming to automate many tasks I deal with in the business world. Moving data would be much easier if I didn't have to spend time manually manipulating it myself. I look forward to this class.
I have heard of the powerful
I have heard of the powerful features of python and also about its simplicity which makes it unique.I am looking forward to this course!
Great, I can't stop reading
Great, I can't stop reading LPTHW. Hopefully I'll be working with some of you soon!
Happy to see a Python
Happy to see a Python course...
I'm so glad a Python course
I'm so glad a Python course is being offered. Looking forward to learning the hard way!
Hoping to get it!
Hoping to get it!
Hello everyone Nice to meet
Hello everyone
Nice to meet you all. I'm excited to be on the Python course and am looking forward to learning new things...
Hi all, Happy to join the
Hi all,
Happy to join the class and wish you all an enjoyable learning ..
I look forward to learning
I look forward to learning Python with everyone!!
Same here. Got accepted to
Same here. Got accepted to the course!
<- Giddy
Hello everyone! I'm also
Hello everyone! I'm also excited to be on this Python course!
Good luck and good studies for everybody!
Greetings and
Greetings and salutations!
The python, she is not so hard way i think, no? Modulo on the other hand?
anyway, good time for us all with the python!
Cheers!
Hi Hi to All! :) I'm also
Hi Hi to All! :)
I'm also looking forward to get started and learn some python ^^
C ya soon! :)
Hi Will we use git ?
Hi Will we use git ?
I'm excited :D
I'm excited :D
I can't wait! By the
I can't wait!
By the way.......has anyone here used p2pu before? What's it like?
I am excited go start. Soon.
I am excited to start soon. I am sure it will be lots of fun
started a meetup event for
started a meetup event for folks in Edmonton, AB Canada. date, time and place are negotiable so don't let the Feb 4th TBD scare you off, make a suggestion. http://www.meetup.com/p2pu/Edmonton-CA/57284/
Cheers!
Excited about learning
Excited about learning Python!!
Looking forward to learning
Looking forward to learning Python with everybody! The book seems really simple and engaging so far. If anyone else is from Toronto, Canada let me know if you wanna plan a meetup!