A Quick Tutorial on the Programming Language Python

October 10, 2008

This is written for the Bio 133 students at the Claremont Colleges in the Fall of 2008. Start with Notes_1.txt and follow the instructions in the given order.

Start with this link: Notes_1.txt

  1. shellmode.txt
  2. scriptmode.txt
  3. hello.py
  4. types.py
  5. variables.py
  6. operators.py
  7. input.py
  8. functions.py ('import' is used here)
  9. conditionals.py
  10. loops.py

Notes_2.txt

  1. strings.py
  2. lists.py
  3. modules.py (More on 'import' here)
  4. seqtools.py
  5. init.py
  6. tuples.py
  7. dictionaries.py
  8. files.py
  9. exceptions.py
  10. objects.txt
  11. points.py
  12. arrays.txt

Appendix