Python for Kids

One

Learning to Program

1. Not all Snakes Slither

A few words about Language
Installing Python

Installing Python on Windows
Installing Python on Mac OS X
Installing Python on Ubuntu

Once you've installed Python
Saving your Python Programs

2. Calculations and variables

Calculating with Python

Python Operators
The order of operations

Variables are like Labels
Using variables

3. Strings, Lists, Tuples and Maps.

Strings

Creating Strings
Handling Problems with Strings
Embedding values in Strings
Multiplying Strings

Lists are more powerful than Strings

Adding items to a list
Removing items from a list
List Arithmetic

Tuples
Python maps won't help you find your way
What you learned
Programming Puzzles

#1: Favorites
#2: Counting Combatants
#3: Greetings

4. Drawing with Turtles

Using Python's Turtle Mode

Creating a Canvas
Moving the Turtle

What you learned
Programming Puzzles
#1: A Rectangle
#2:A Triangle
#3:A Box without Corners

5.Asking Questions with if and else

if Statements

A Block is a Group of Programming Statements

if-then-else Statements
if and elif Statements
Combining Conditions
Variables with No Value - None
The Difference between Strings and Numbers
What you learned
Programming Puzzles

What you learned
#1:are you rich?
#2:Twinkies!
#3:Just the Right Number
#4:I Can fight those Ninjas

6. Going Loopy

Using for Loops
While we're talking about looping
What you learned
Programming Puzzles

The Hello Loop
Even Numbers
My Five Favorite Ingredients
Your weight on the moon

7. Recycling your Code with Functions and Modules

Using Functions

Parts of a function
Variables and Scope

Using Modules
What you learned
Programming Puzzles

#1:Basic Moon Weight Function
#2:Moon Weight Function and Years
#3:Moon Weight Program

8. How to use classes and objects

Breaking things into Classes

Children and Parents
Adding objects to Classes
Defining Functions of Classes
Adding Class Characteristics as Functions
Why Use Classes and Objects?
Objects and Classes in Pictures

Other Useful Features of Objects and Classes

Inherited Functions
Functions Calling Other Functions

Initializing an Object
What you learned
Programming Puzzles

#1:The Giraffe Shuffle
#2:Turtle Pitchfork

9. Python's Built-in Function

Using Built-in Function

The abs function
The bool Function
The dir Function
The eval Function
The exec Function
The float Function
The int Function
The len Function
The max and min Functions
The range Function
The sum function

Working with files

Creating a Test File
Opening a File in Python
Writing to Files

What you learned
Programming Puzzles

#1:Mystery Code
#2:a Hidden Message
#3:Copying a File

10. Useful Python Modules

Making copies with the copy Module
Keeping Track of Keywords with the keyword Module
Getting Random Numbers with the random Module

Using randint to Pick a Random Number
Using choice to Pick a Random Item from a List
Using shuffle to Shuffle a List

Controlling the Shell with the sys Module

Exiting the Shell with the exit function
Reading with the stdin Object
Writing with the stdout Object
Which Version of Python Am I Using?

Doing Time wiwth time Module

Converting a Date with asctime
Getting the Date and Time with localtime
Taking Some Time Off with sleep

Using the pickle Module to Save Information
What you learned
Programming Puzzles

#1:Copied Cars
#2:Pickled Favorites

11.More Turtle Graphics

Starting with the basic Square
Drawing Stars
Drawing a Car
Coloring things in

A Function to Draw a Filled Circle
Creating Pure Black and White

A Square-Drawing Function
Drawing Filled Squares
Drawing Filled Stars
What you learned
Programming Puzzles

#1:Drawing an Octagon
#2:Drawing a Filled Octagon
#3:Another Star-Drawing Function

12. Using tkinter for Better Graphics

Creating a Clickable Button
Using Named Parameters
Creating a Canvas For Drawing
Drawing Lines
Drawing Boxes

Drawing a Lot of Rectangles
Setting the Color

Drawing Arcs
Drawing Polygons
Displaying Text
Displaying Images
Creating Basic Animation
Making an Object react to Something
More Ways to Use the Identifier
Programming Puzzles

#1:Fill the Screen with Triangles
#2:The Moving Triangle
#3:The Moving Photo

Two

Bounce!

13. Beginning Your First : Bounce!

Whacck the Bouncing Ball

Creating the Game Canvas

Creating the Ball Class

Adding Some Action

Making the Ball Move
Making the Ball Bounce
Changing the Ball's Starting Direction
What you learned

14.Finishing Your First Game: Bounce!

Adding the Paddle

Making the Paddle Move
Finding Out When the Ball Hits the Paddle

Adding an Element of Change

What you learned

Programming Puzzles

#1:Delay the game Start
#2:A Proper "Game Over"
#3:Accelerate the Ball
#4:Record the Player's Score

Three

Stick Man Races for the Exit

15. Creating Graphics for the Mr Stick Man Game

Mr Stick Man Game Plan

Getting GIMP

Creating the Game Elements

Preparing a Transparent Image
Drawing Mr Stick Man
Drawing the Platforms
Drawing the Door
Drawing the Background
Transparency
What you learned

16: Developing the Mr Stick Man game

Creating the Game Class

Setting the Window Title and Creating the Canvas
Finishing the _init_Function
Creating the Mainloop Function

Creating the Coords Class

Checking for Collisions

Sprites Colliding Horizontally
Sprites Colliding Vertically
Putting it all together: Our final Collision: Detection Code

Creating the Sprite Class

Adding the Platforms

Adding a Platform Object
Adding a Bunch of platforms

What you Learned

Programming Puzzles

#1:Checkerboard
#2:Two-Image Checkerboard
#3:Bookshelf and Lamp

17.Creating Mr Stick Man

Initializing the Stick Figure

Loading the Stick Figure Images
Setting Up Variables
Binding to Keys

Turning the Stick Figure left and Right

Making the Stick Figure Jump

What we have so far

What you learned

18: Completing the Mr Stick Man Game

Animating the Stick Figure

Creating the Animate Functionl>
Getting the Stick Figure's Position
Making the Stick Figure Move

Testing Our Stick Figure Sprite

The Door

Creating the DoorSprite Class
Detecting the Door

Adding the Door Object

The Final Game

What you learned

Programming Puzzles

#1:"You Win!"
#2:Animating the Door
#3:Moving the Platforms

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