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Introduction to Python
& Basic Input-Output
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Python?
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> give instruction?
> communicate
with computer?
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machine language?
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we need a language
to communicate with
a computer
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programming language
machine language low-level language high-level language
Consist of binary code (0 Assembly language, Language that commonly
and 1), that can be written depend on the used by programmer to
in hexadecimal code microprocessor create a program
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why Python?
● Easy to learn
● Huge community
● Cross platform
● Large ecosystem
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get
lets
started!
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we use Google Colab as the environment to create and
develop our code in this class
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Comp Thinking_Colab-new [Link]
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● Go to a certain folder on your Google Drive > right click > more > Google Colaboratory
● Create and share
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Comp Thinking_Colab-copy [Link]
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● We can copy & paste code from one Google Colab file to others
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Comp Thinking_Colab-[Link]
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● Right click and then share to share your Google Colab file with others (do not forget to set the
access)
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Comp Thinking_Colab-[Link]
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● Write and run code in Google Colab
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● print
use print() function to display texts
● variable
store data into variable
● arithmetic operation
perform simple arithmetic operation
● input
use input() function to ask an input from users
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print()
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function used to display or prints
‘message/text’ to the screen
the message could be string or other object
(but will be convert into string before
print()
displayed)
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print (“Hello world”)
function argument/parameter
marked with (...) at the end contain inside the (...)
● lead to a certain effect ● value used by the function
● evaluate the ● “...” indicates the value is a string
value/argument (could and not a number
be more than one)
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Google COLAB
write the code here
execute/run the code
the code to print “Hello World” using print() function
the result!!! :D
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Google COLAB
● We can use more than one arguments with the print() function
● Use commas “,” inside () to separate the arguments
● In the results, all of the arguments will be combined as one text
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variable
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container used to store a data or value
The data stored in a container could be a:
● String: “this is a string”
variable ● Integer or whole number: 10
● Float or decimals: 10.000
● Boolean: Yes or No
● List or collection of items: [“banana”, “apple”, “orange”]
● etc.
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● we can only use lowercase, uppercase, number
and underscore to create variable’s name
● variable name can not started with number
variable ● uppercase and lowercase count as a difference
(so Num is different with num)
● pick a name the easy to read and understand
● we can not use reserved words in Python as the
name for variable
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name
first_name
variable 1st_name X
first name X
first_name? X
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reserved word in Python
source: [Link]
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● Use the ‘=’ sign to assign a certain value(s) into
a variable
● Hence, in Python, the ‘=’ sign read as ‘assign’
variable instead of ‘equal to’
● Value assigned to a variable can be changed
anytime
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name
Google COLAB
value
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Google COLAB
name value
we can use variables as different input/arguments in the print() function by utilizes
the commas
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We can perform simple arithmetic
operations in python
Arithmetic operation in Python using
common symbol such as ‘+’ for addition, ‘-’
arithmetic
for subtraction, and ‘/’ for division
Arithmetic operation in Python follows the
operation
PEMDAS rule
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source:[Link]
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source:[Link]
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Google COLAB
arithmetic operation
used directly as an
argument in print()
function
using variable to
calculate triangle
area
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input()
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we use input() function to read data
entered by the user
The data then can be stored in a input()
variable for further used in our
code/program
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name = input(“hello, what is your name?”)
variable function string/text dialogue
● the text dialogue ask user to input a certain values/data
● user type the answer or response
● the answer/response stored inside a variable (name)
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Google COLAB
place for user to
type the
values/data
Answer displayed
using print()
function
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● The result from input() function is always be a
string
● Hence, if we need a number (int, float), we
typecasting have to convert the response received from
the input()
● Use int() to convert string into integer
● Use float() to convert string into float
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Google COLAB
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exercise
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personal info collector
You are new member for the computing club. your first task is to
create a program that can:
● Ask and store a set of data (full name, nick name, age, height)
from five different members
● Display the data. The displayed data should be in sentence
instead of just the response (e.g. “the name of the 1st member is
Ferro Yudistira”)
● Calculate and display the average value from the data (age and
height). The average value should be display within a sentence
and not just the numeric value (e.g. “The average height of all
members is 164.75cm”)
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homework
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house data tracker
Imagine a house that consist of two bedrooms, one bathroom, one living
room, one kitchen and one garage. Create a program that can:
● Ask and store a set of numeric data for each room in a house, which
consist of
○ numeric data (length, width, height)
○ list of object inside the rom (e.g. “mattress”, “table”, etc.)
● Display the data for each room in the house. The data should be
displayed in sentence
● Calculate and display the area and volume for each room (in
sentence)
● Calculate and display the total area and volume for the house (in
sentence)
