Introduction to Computer Programming��Python

Ziyang Wang

https://www.zywang.site/

8/July/2024

1/7

Why

Give me a photo of a doctor working.

(Source: PYPL Popularity of Programming Language)

Web Development

AI & Data Science

2/7

What

Python is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted programming language.

How

On your personal computer.

A web browser-based Python service.

https://colab.research.google.com/

​

https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/

https://code.visualstudio.com/

3/7

Interpreter

• A function is a block of code which only runs when it is called.
• You can pass data, known as parameters, into a function.
• A function can return data as a result.

The Python function print() displays whatever is between the parentheses (...)

• Interpreter translates each statement into instructions that the computer's CPU can understand and execute immediately.

Functions

4/7

Variables and Variable Assignment

• Variables are containers for storing data values.
• A variable is created the moment you first assign a value to it.
• We can assign a value to a variable, using the equals sign =.

bottle

(Variable)

5

X

water

(Value)

5

5/7

Summary

• Programming is to create a set of instructions that tell a computer how to perform a task.

​

• Python is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted programming language.

​

• Interpreter reads and executes code directly from the source written by the programmer.

​

• Functions are reusable blocks of code designed to perform a specific task.

​

• Variables are names that you assign to data in your program.

​

6/7

More Examples and Quizzes?

https://bham-carpentries.github.io/2019-02-13-bham_python-novice-inflammation/

​

https://www.w3schools.com/python/default.asp

​

https://www.online-python.com/

​

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/getting-started-with-python-programming/?ref=shm

​

https://pynative.com/get-started-with-python/

​

https://realpython.com/python-data-types/

​

Code

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

​

The code utilized in this course can be accessed here:

7/7