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An Introduction to Python�as part of the CPS lecture 190.001

Telefon: +43 3842 402 - 1901 �Email: cps@unileoben.ac.at

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Elmar Rueckert�

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What is Python?

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  • Python is a general purpose programming language.
  • Python was invented by Guido van Rossum starting in 1989 as an easy-to-use open-source language.
  • Python supports object-oriented concepts and since 2000 it uses a Garbage-Collector for the memory management.
  • Python uses the feature Indentation to structure the code:

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Why Python?

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  • Easy-to-use and open-source.
  • Many tutorial and online resources, e.g., https://pythonbasics.org/.
  • Python is the most popular programming language, see the statistics from 2019-2020 on the right.
  • We use Python together with the Robot-Operating-System (ROS) to re-use algorithms with different sensors, actuators or robots.

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Enough Theory, let’s programm in Python

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Schedule and Report Submission Dates

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  • Programming Robot Control Strategies in Python via JetBrains’ CodeWithME. Next time take your laptop along (at least per Team 1-2 laptops).
  • First out of five lectures on Kinematics, Dynamics & Simulations.
  • Weekly virtual discussion hours to ask questions.
  • Two virtual discussion meetings of the reports.
  • 17.12.2021 23:59 CET Report 1 on Inverse Kinematics
  • 04.02.2022 23:59 CET Report 2 on Reinforcement Learning

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Thank you for your attention!

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Elmar Rückert

Chair of Cyber-Physical-Systems

Montanuniversität Leoben

Franz-Josef-Straße 18,

8700 Leoben, Austria

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Phone: +43 3842 402 – 1901 (Sekretariat CPS)

Email: cps@unileoben.ac.at

Web: https://cps.unileoben.ac.at

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