Teaching object-oriented programming in python

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Annual Joint Conference Integrating Technology into Computer Science Education archive
Proceedings of the 12th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education table of contents

Dundee, Scotland

TUTORIAL SESSION: Tutorials table of contents

Pages: 365 - 366

Year of Publication: 2007

ISBN:978-1-59593-610-3

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Michael H. Goldwasser	St. Louis University
David Letscher	St. Louis University

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ACM: Association for Computing Machinery
SIGCSE: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

Python's use in education has grown rapidly, due to its elegantly simple syntax. Though often viewed as a "scripting language," Python is a fully object-oriented language with an extremely consistent object model and a rich set of built-in classes.

In this tutorial, we share our experiences using Python in the context of an object-oriented CS1 course. We will begin with an overview of the language, with particular emphasis on the object-orientation. We then present several coherent teaching strategies and a variety of graphical and non-graphical projects. Both new and experienced Python users are welcome.

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Primary Classification:
K. Computing Milieux
K.3 COMPUTERS AND EDUCATION
K.3.2 Computer and Information Science Education
Subjects: Computer science education