The third LinuxCon 2011 presentation is “Intro to Python” by Peter Krenesky, Lead Software Engineer at OSU Open Source Lab. Abstract: This presentation is a Python programming language tutorial with ...

A presentation on "Python programming for Scientists" ... Python as a glue language was targeted, too. So the talk tried to kill two birds with one stone: ... Python in teaching. Ärnd Bäcker, ...

1322 Learning Objectives After this presentation, attendees should 1) be able to list several advantages of the Python language, 2) be aware of how Python compares to other general purpose languages, ...

As programming becomes a pre-requisite for many jobs, it's time to question long held assumptions about pre-requisites for learning programming. Explicitly connecting language skills to programming ...

Top-ranked CS departments at MIT and UC Berkeley recently switched their introductory courses to Python. The largest three MOOC providers (edX, Coursera, and Udacity) all offer introductory ...

It’s understandable that parents want educators to teach what is marketable for jobs. However, teaching good programming habits trumps teaching a popular language. While we can stress about finding ...

Python is a high-level language, so it’s not suitable for system-level programming—device drivers or OS kernels are out of the picture. It’s also not ideal for situations that call for cross ...

Lego Education launched SPIKE Prime, a toolkit to teach middle school students how to code. Here's how Lego worked to make it inclusive for young girls.