Python to Support the Digital Technologies curriculum
This resource includes two components: a link to the Python web site to download the software, and a link to a free online course to learn how to program in Python by Codecademy. Python is a free programming language. The Codecademy course allows students to work in a self-paced environment with step by step guidance and a dynamic console for immediate output of their Python code snippets. The course covers concept such as syntax, variables, strings, output, conditional statements, functions, loops, dictionaries and data structures.
Additional details
Year band(s) | 7-8, 9-10 |
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Content type | Tools for learning |
Format | Web page |
Core and overarching concepts | Implementation (programming) |
Technologies & Programming Languages | Python |
Keywords | Programming, Programming language, Computational thinking, Tutorials, Coding tools, Software, Python, Online course, Codeacademy, Website, Web page |
Organisation | State of Victoria (Department of Education and Training) |
Copyright | State of Victoria (Department of Education and Training). Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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