Smalltalk with James Robertson

Today's Python 4 You looks at String library functions, and where to get information on that. One of the things this illustrates is the differences between Python 2.x and Python 3.x - when looking things up, you need to be careful about the documentation you are looking at. It's all clearly labeled, but it's easy to not pay attention. Having said that, the documentation referenced in this screencast can be found here and here. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Today's Python 4 You looks at reserved words in Python. For the full list, see this documentation page. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Today's Python 4 You covers library import - how to access existing libraries in your Python program. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Today's Python 4 You looks at variables in Python. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Today's Python 4 You shows you a small program, in order to lay out some basics about program structure in Python. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Today's Python 4 You creates a small program to illustrate the main parts of one in Python. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Today's Python 4 You introduces Idle, the basic Python development tool you get when you download the environment. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Today's Python 4 You looks at some basic String operations in Python. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Today's Python 4 You introduces the Idle tool - a far better place to experiment than the command line. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Today's Python 4 You goes over some of the basics about numbers in Python, using the shell REPL. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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