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Title: Google's Python Class
Post by: Equix3n- on June 12, 2010, 04:26:43 PM
I don't know how old is this link, but I've never seen it being discussed at EHNet and I found it today only.

It's a 2-day class on Python programming taught by Nick Parlante. Looks like a great resource.

Google's Python Class

Welcome to Google's Python Class -- this is a free class for people with a little bit of programming experience who want to learn Python. The class includes written materials, lecture videos, and lots of code exercises to practice Python coding. These materials are used within Google to introduce Python to people who have just a little programming experience. The first exercises work on basic Python concepts like strings and lists, building up to the later exercises which are full programs dealing with text files, processes, and http connections. The class is geared for people who have a little bit of programming experience in some language, enough to know what a "variable" or "if statement" is. Beyond that, you do not need to be an expert programmer to use this material.

To get started, the Python sections are linked at the left -- Python Set Up to get Python installed on your machine, Python Introduction for an introduction to the language, and then Python Strings starts the coding material, leading to the first exercise. The end of each written section includes a link to the code exercise for that section's material. The lecture videos parallel the written materials, introducing Python, then strings, then first exercises, and so on. At Google, all this material makes up an intensive 2-day class, so the videos are organized as the day-1 and day-2 sections.

This material was created by Nick Parlante working in the engEDU group at Google. Special thanks for the help from my Google colleagues John Cox, Steve Glassman, Piotr Kaminksi, and Antoine Picard. And finally thanks to Google and my director Maggie Johnson for the enlightened generosity to put these materials out on the internet for free under the under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license -- share and enjoy!

http://code.google.com/intl/ru/edu/languages/google-python-class/


Title: Re: Google's Python Class
Post by: Dutchie on June 12, 2010, 06:34:59 PM

Thanks Equix3n-!

Great share!!


Title: Re: Google's Python Class
Post by: rvs on June 13, 2010, 10:27:12 AM
comes in handy thanks!!!!


Title: Re: Google's Python Class
Post by: yatz on June 14, 2010, 08:48:42 AM
I've been thinking of learning python but never really sat down to do it yet.

Thanks!


Title: Re: Google's Python Class
Post by: chrisj on June 14, 2010, 01:02:06 PM
Yatz, same boat. But there is too much that I want to work on and learn.

Equix3n, thanks for link.


Title: Re: Google's Python Class
Post by: kengy on January 15, 2011, 03:50:06 AM
Thanks, i saw this post at the right time coz i have wanted to start the long read from the textbook i have, here i saw this organized lessons. Thanks


Title: Re: Google's Python Class
Post by: El33tsamurai on June 28, 2011, 11:54:24 AM
Thanks alot man.


Title: Re: Google's Python Class
Post by: dbest on June 29, 2011, 03:20:20 AM
Thanks for the excellent share.