Coding 101 11: Python: Getting Started

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Shannon Morse

Guest: Dale Chase

This week we are introducing our newest module, Python with Code Warrior Dale Chase!

How to Install Python

Go to Python.org and click on Python 2.7.6 under "Download". Choose the installer package for your operating system and click on them. The file will be downloaded. It is important to download 2.7 because 3.4.0 is NOT compatible with our lessons. If you want more information on what the differences are between 3.x and 2.x, please check out this handy information.
** Note: Python is AUTOMATICALLY INCLUDED ON Mac OS X ... however, you should probably download the latest rev2 version. **

Viewer submissions and questions will be back next week!

To see all the code used in today's episode, go to Our Github Repository for Module 2

Ivory Tower

Compiled vs. Interpreted Languages
* Compiled languages are reduced to a set of machine-specific instructions before being saved as a executable file
* Intepreted La