Presented by

Romar Mayer MicabaloDevOps SysAdmin, Innovuze Solutions, Inc.

@hardwyrd (Twitter)

http://blog.rmr.micabalo.xyz

Have you programmed code before?

If yes, what was the purpose?

If no, would you wanna know how to program some code ASAP?

Before we start

Python, the language

Multi-purpose language introduced by Guido Van Rossum in the late 1980s.

First version published publicly is 0.9.0 in 1991.

As of this presentation, versions 2.7.11 and 3.5.1 are the current releases.

Why take up Python ?

● simple for beginners● powerful for professionals● clean, elegant and easy to understand code● whitespace enforcement● lots of community-contributed modules and libraries

● code will run on Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS X with little to no modifications

● huge, supportive, and friendly communities worldwide

Source: TIOBE Index January 2016 http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html

Source: http://r4stats.com/2014/02/25/job-trends-improved/

Source: https://www.wantedanalytics.com/analysis/posts/is-python-the-must-have-programming-language

Source: http://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/176450-python-is-now-the-most-popular-introductory-teaching-language-at-top-us-universities/fulltext

Source: http://www.payscale.com/research/PH/Skill=Python/Salary

What can I do with Python?

● Web and Internet Development● Database Access● Desktop GUIs● Scientific & Numerical crunching● Education● Network Programming● Software & Game Development

Where do I start ?

Learn to code with Python from these sites:

https://www.pythonanywhere.com/try-ipython/

http://www.codecademy.com/

https://www.udacity.com/

https://code.org/

http://exercism.io/

Where do I start?

Python is bundled in Linux and OS X.

Linux can be downloaded online for FREE. Choose between Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu and

many others.

How do I start?

● create your own Github account● download or read e-books online for free● enroll in online classes for Python● join Python groups●

● and … just code in Python!

import random

with open('attendees.txt', 'r+') as f:

itgx = f.read().split('\n')

winner = random.choice(itgx) print('{}'.format(winner)) itgx.remove(winner)

f.write('\n'.join(itgx))

Went Python for its Introduction to Programming subject starting 2nd

Semester 2014

The Philippines has its own Python super-group

Python Philippines (PythonPH)

http://www.python.ph

PythonPH holds an annual event called PyConPH.

PyConPH 2016 happens at the University of the Philippines Cebu campus on February 27 – 28,

2016.

http://pycon.python.ph

Cagayan de Oro's own local Python group is

PyTsada

https://www.facebook.com/groups/itgpytsada/

QUESTIONS ?

Presented for DevCon CDO at

Alubijid National Comprehensive High School(ANCHS)

Alubijid, Misamis OrientalPhilippines

January 30, 2016