PSG3

Notes and the book used for the Python Study Group

Covering Python3

What should I do to get started?

Using the links under Tools (below)

1. Download python 3.6.0
2. Download git for your platform
3. Download slack
4. Install python3 for your platform
5. Install git for your platform
6. git clone this repository
7. join the slack channel

Book for Study Group

Think Python
How to Think Like a Computer Scientist
Allen B. Downey
2nd Edition, Version 2.2.20

Book download:

http://greenteapress.com/wp/think-python-2e/

Direct PDF book download: http://greenteapress.com/thinkpython2/thinkpython2.pdf

Buy book at Amazon (see link on above page)

Chat

Slack

Tools

• Python3
  • https://www.python.org/downloads/
• Idle3 (for an IDE (ships with Python))
  • (ships with Pyton3 in the above link)
• git (for a file repo)
  • https://git-scm.com/downloads
• slack (for IM)
  • https://slack.com/downloads/

HowTos and Quick Starts

• Git HOWTO: https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/GitCheatSheet

HowTo Clone this repo:

git clone git@github.com:MobyAtTheo/PSG3.git

HowTo Clone this repo Read-Only:

git clone https://github.com/MobyAtTheo/PSG3.git

Week 01

Kickoff meeting on Tuesday! Read chapter 1 & ch 2

Week 02

Meet on Tuesday to discuss ch1 & ch2 Read ch3 & ch4

Week 03 20170221

Meet on Tuesday to discuss ch4 & ch5 Read ch6 & ch7 for next week

Future plans

Week 04

Meet on Tuesday to discuss ch6 & ch7 Read ch8 & ch9 (ch8 strings!)