digIT Python workbook
This workbook provides an introduction to learning the main scripted language Python. It provides introductory information on learning Python using online resources such as Grok Learning and Trinket and how to get started in the world of competitive programming.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 7-8 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Student challenges |
| Format | Document |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI8P09
Implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | Python |
| Keywords | Python, Programming, General purpose programming |
| Organisation | Australian Maths Trust. |
| Copyright | May be subject to Copyright Statutory Licence Act. |
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