Readings

The readings for Tuesday, August 23rd are:

  1. Automate the Boring Stuff with Python

  2. Python for Informatics: Exploring Information

  3. Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years

Activity

In order to do the assignments in this class, you will need to download and install the Anaconda distribution of Python. For this assignment, follow the instructions from the Anaconda website to setup your Python programming environment. Please select the Python2.7 version when choosing the appropriate distribution.

Python2 vs Python3

Some of the readings will reference syntax in Python2 while other texts will reference Python3. For the most part, you can ignore the differences between the two versions. That said, our course will focus on Python2 and thus you should use the Python2.7 version of Anaconda.