Python Basics : Lesson 1 : Variables Input and Output - Ziyan Junaideen

Python is a high level programming language initiated by Guido van Rossum as the successor of ABS Programming Language in the late 80s.

Python is gaining its popularity steadily and has become TIOBE Programming Language of the year twice in years 2007 and 2010. It is now the programming language taught to students doing IT for the GCE AL Examination in Sri Lanka. Students enrolled to the Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya has to undergo a Python course conducted by the Computer Engineering Department.

The latest version of Python to date (2011-10-10) is 3.2.2 and another backward compatible Python 2.7.2 version is available. This tutorial is constructed with Python 3.2.2 in mind which has different syntax relative to version 2.x s.

Material:
This tutorial consists of source codes and a slideshow. You may download them from by visiting the below link.

[Piratehellxxx]

Dude! I am from sri lanka too... Thanx for the lesson, it was a very nice vid, plain and simple.

[hachalarga]

Ziyan: Thank you so much for these tutorials. You probably don't make a penny out of this, so thanks a lot!

[CherryKim]

Very nice of you I'm looking for Python tutorial like this because it has different syntax

[highsense]

thanks dude, nice work. and i am happy to say that these are the first tutorials on python 3.2 2.
i am doing electronic engineering and for my professional career i m also intrested in python namely MYHDL which have python framework

[Colstonewall]

Very nice vid. I hope you make a complete Python Tutorial!!! My only complaint is the volume. I had a hard time hearing you, with the vol turned almost all the way up. . .Keep up the good work, and thank you.

[ZJunaideen]

@Colstonewall : Lassie, my dogie, ate up my headset... recording using on-board mic. Ordered one from EBay but still didn't reach my doorstep.

I will do a full tutorial for newbies in Python, it will be different from other tutorials you find around. Waiting for the next holiday season at Uni to come, at the moment my brain is kinda fully occupied by Industrial Training and few exam studies, that holiday will take time to come!

Thanks for stopping by!

[brannonharris]

very very helpful for gearing up to learn .mls in autodesk maya. thank you sir

[Mustamaggara]

looks promising. Gonna watch them all.

[marawanish]

Extremely helpful effort, thanks very much..I guess you needed to insert (raw_input) instead of (input) as you were dealing with

[NayanaJayasundara]

:) awesome job! keep going... i recommend you to make Ur voice a lil more louder.

[ZJunaideen]

@mhamadhamdan : your welcome... :) doing some tutorials in my free time... :)

[divyavardha]

Thanks a lot. This was very helpful to understand basic of Python. But I was not able to download power point presentation in this video. Can you post a link from where I can get the whole presentation slides.

[Colstonewall]

@ZJunaideen Ahh I see. Well I'll be waiting for them! I sent you a message BTW, just ignore it. I didn't see this when I sent it! Thanks again!

[walia]

on line 7 change print("Msg") to print(Msg)

[walia]

how do i print a variable along with some words i know in lua its;

name = io.input() --This asks for your name
print("Why, hello "..name.." it's nice to meet you!")

[MagneticPig]

Bing and Internet Explorer...I can't take this seriously.