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'''Information for our introductory workshops on Python'''
'''Information for our introductory workshops on Python'''
=Important things =
* <s>'''Date & time - 28th of July, 2013 10am sharp till 5pm'''</s> - CANCELLED - Will try and reschedule
* Bring a laptop with the required software
* We recommend a donation of £20 for the session if you are a non-member
* Please sign up at the bottom of the page or use [http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/edit?msg=1&saved=1&eid=7229340151 Eventbrite]


=Things you will Need=
=Things you will Need=


'''UPDATE'''  - all the materials are available on my github account: [https://github.com/OniDaito/PythonCourse https://github.com/OniDaito/PythonCourse]


You will most definitely need a laptop or other computer that is capable of running pyglet and python. Windows, Linux or OSX is supported for this course. The most important thing you will need is the [http://www.section9.co.uk/PythonCourse.zip PythonCourse.zip] file which contains all the couse notes, readme files and python exercises we'll be doing.
==Python3==
 
We'll be working in Python3, so to begin with, you'll need a copy of that. If you are using Windows, Linux or MacOSX you can get a copy from
 
[http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.3.2/ http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.3.2/]
 
3.3.2 is a good version to use. Grab the one you need.
 
Alternatively, if you are a l33t haxor you can use something like
 
  apt-get install python3
 
or python3.2 or whichever your version of Ubuntu is.
 
If you like to use [http://mxcl.github.io/homebrew/ Mac Homebrew] you can use something like
 
  brew install python32
 
==Some kind of Terminal thing==


All the information is held in the '''README.txt''' file (so please, really DO read it! ). There are resources, PDFs, notes and many other things in the zip but to make life easy for us all, if you can install python and pyglet before the day, it'd be a great help!
If you are using Windows, get used to using the '''cmd''' program. You'll need it. Under MacOSX you have the '''terminal.app''' or you can use [http://www.iterm2.com/#/section/home iTerm2]. If you are using Linux, thats no bother, you'll have a terminal application no doubt.


==Setting up Your System==


There are 4 things you need:
==A good text editor==


* '''Python''' - Either the 2.5 or 2.6.6 vintage. [http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6.6/ http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6.6/]
Python comes with IDLE on some systems and thats alright but its largely a pain in the long run.
* '''Pyglet''' - [http://www.pyglet.org/download.html http://www.pyglet.org/download.html]
* The course code. This will be refined and released closer to the time.
* '''A DECENT TEXT EDITOR''' - We can't stress this enough! No really!


===Windows===
===Windows===


You'll need a copy of Python. We recommend the 2.6.6 branch installer which comes as an MSI file. Simply double click to install. You can grab it from the [http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6.6/ Python.org Releases page]. We can't use 2.7 yet because the Pyglet library doesn't run yet.
[http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ Notepad ++] is pretty much the best text editor on Windows. You can also use [http://www.sublimetext.com/2 sublime text 2]
 
===OSX===


Next you'll need the installer for Pyglet. This comes as an MSI too and you can simply double click and install.
[http://www.sublimetext.com/2 sublime text 2] is pretty good but also [http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ Text Wrangler]. Dont use the default TextEdit!!!


[http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ Notepad ++] is pretty much the best text editor on Windows
===Linux===


===OSX===
Vim. Not emacs :P


Python comes installed as standard but there are a few versions. You'll need to use the '''python2.5''' command in your terminal and make sure you install pyglet for the 2.5 python install. You can grab the OSX DMG from [http://www.pyglet.org/download.html the Pyglet page] and install it. It should work straight out of the box.


Under OSX, I find [http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ textwrangler] to be the best.
==Pyglet==


===Linux===
The library we are using is called Pyglet. Dont worry, I've included it in the lessons


Who can say?! There are several versions of Python for Linux but Pyglet generally works with 2.5 and 2.6 as oppose to 2.7/3.0. Ubuntu may have an install candidate inside apt for pyglet.
==THE CODE==


Kate or gedit are fine text editors for python (I'm sure there are VI, emacs people out there too, but chances are you already know python anyways)
So all the lessons can be downloaded from the github page here: [https://github.com/OniDaito/PythonCourse https://github.com/OniDaito/PythonCourse]


You can download the whole thing as a zip (which is a good thing to do I'd say, if you dont have git installed). All the source code we are playing with, the examples and such, can be downloaded from here. Please download it and see if you can follow it before you arrive.


==Resources for the Day==
==Resources for the Day==
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* [http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers]
* [http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers]
* [http://docs.python.org/release/2.6.6/ http://docs.python.org/release/2.6.6/]
* [http://docs.python.org/py3k/ http://docs.python.org/py3k/]
* [http://docs.python.org/py3k/ http://docs.python.org/py3k/]
* [http://docs.python.org/ http://docs.python.org/ ]
* [http://docs.python.org/ http://docs.python.org/ ]
* [http://sheddingbikes.com/posts/1285754959.html Learning Python the Hard Way] -  a great little PDF that is actually quite easy to follow
* [http://sheddingbikes.com/posts/1285754959.html Learning Python the Hard Way] -  a great little PDF that is actually quite easy to follow
* [http://zephyrfalcon.org/labs/python_pitfalls.html Common python pitfalls]


=== Pyglet Related ===
=== Pyglet Related ===
* [http://www.pyglet.org/doc/programming_guide/index.html http://www.pyglet.org/doc/programming_guide/index.html]
* [http://www.pyglet.org/doc/programming_guide/index.html http://www.pyglet.org/doc/programming_guide/index.html]


==Tickets==
==Sign up==


Get your tickets [http://londonhackspace.eventwax.com/introduction-to-python on the sign-up page].
Please add you name to the list below OR use the [http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/edit?msg=1&saved=1&eid=7229340151 http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/edit?msg=1&saved=1&eid=7229340151] - EVENTBRITE page
 
==When?==
A 1 day workshop on Sunday 21st November
 
==Where?==
[[Laboratory 24]].
 
==What?==
A Beginners introduction to Python with extra bits if you want them!
 
 
===Sunday===
* 10.00 – 10.30 : Setup of Laptops with software.
* 10.30 – 13.00 : Workshop on 'Python Bomberman' with examples drawn from the Python Language
* 13.00 – 13.30 : Break
* 13.30 – 17.00 : Final advanced sections of Bomberman and coverage of one or two extra Python areas depending on requests. We can cover Django, pySerial, HTML servers/ Parsing, PyGame and Sockets.  We'll aim to have some other instructive examples, so if there's anything you're particularly interested in, click Edit to let us know.


* [[User:Oni|Oni]]
* [[User:Solexious|Solexious]] ([[User talk:Solexious|talk]])
* [[User:CaptainTerrible|CaptainTerrible]] ([[User talk:CaptainTerrible|talk]])
* [[User:SamLR|SamLR]] (willing to help)
* [[User:Velyks|Velyks]]
* [[User:NecatiOS|Necati]]


==For who?==
==For who?==
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==How much?==
==How much?==
There is no charge '''HOWEVER''' the space survives on donations and member subscriptions. We recommend a voluntary donation of £20 for the day.
There is no charge '''HOWEVER''' the space survives on donations and member subscriptions. We recommend a voluntary donation of £20 for the day.
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Latest revision as of 10:49, 27 December 2013

Information for our introductory workshops on Python

Important things

  • Date & time - 28th of July, 2013 10am sharp till 5pm - CANCELLED - Will try and reschedule
  • Bring a laptop with the required software
  • We recommend a donation of £20 for the session if you are a non-member
  • Please sign up at the bottom of the page or use Eventbrite

Things you will Need

Python3

We'll be working in Python3, so to begin with, you'll need a copy of that. If you are using Windows, Linux or MacOSX you can get a copy from

http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.3.2/

3.3.2 is a good version to use. Grab the one you need.

Alternatively, if you are a l33t haxor you can use something like 

 apt-get install python3

or python3.2 or whichever your version of Ubuntu is.

If you like to use Mac Homebrew you can use something like 

 brew install python32

Some kind of Terminal thing

If you are using Windows, get used to using the cmd program. You'll need it. Under MacOSX you have the terminal.app or you can use iTerm2. If you are using Linux, thats no bother, you'll have a terminal application no doubt.


A good text editor

Python comes with IDLE on some systems and thats alright but its largely a pain in the long run.

Windows

Notepad ++ is pretty much the best text editor on Windows. You can also use sublime text 2

OSX

sublime text 2 is pretty good but also Text Wrangler. Dont use the default TextEdit!!!

Linux

Vim. Not emacs :P


Pyglet

The library we are using is called Pyglet. Dont worry, I've included it in the lessons

THE CODE

So all the lessons can be downloaded from the github page here: https://github.com/OniDaito/PythonCourse

You can download the whole thing as a zip (which is a good thing to do I'd say, if you dont have git installed). All the source code we are playing with, the examples and such, can be downloaded from here. Please download it and see if you can follow it before you arrive.

Resources for the Day

There are a great many resources for Python on the web. Here are a few of the ones I like:

Learning Python in General

Pyglet Related

Sign up

Please add you name to the list below OR use the http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/edit?msg=1&saved=1&eid=7229340151 - EVENTBRITE page

For who?

Anyone!

If you can't program, still come along. The pace will be fast but if you want to start programming for the first time, Python is a great language to learn.

How much?

There is no charge HOWEVER the space survives on donations and member subscriptions. We recommend a voluntary donation of £20 for the day.

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