Teach Your Kids To Code: A Parent-friendly Guide to Python Programming

Introduction What Is CodIng and Why Is It good for your KIds? Computer programming, or coding, is a crucial skill every child sh ...

xxii Introduction Everyone can learn to code; it’s just like solving a puzzle or a riddle. You apply logic, try a solution, expe ...

What Is Coding and Why Is It Good for Your Kids? xxiii 2014–2015 Occupational Outlook Handbook that do not require master’s or d ...

xxiv Introduction h ow to use this Book This book isn’t just for kids—it’s for parents, teachers, students, and adults who want ...

What Is Coding and Why Is It Good for Your Kids? xxv d o It together! Experimenting with code is a great way to learn how progra ...

xxvi Introduction Coding = solving Problems Whether your child is 2 years old and learning to count or 22 and looking for a new ...

1 Python Basics: Get to Know your environment Just about anything could have a computer in it—a phone, a car, a watch, a video g ...

2 Chapter 1 Computer programs—also called applications, or apps—tell computers what to do. A web app can tell the computer how t ...

Python Basics: Get to Know Your Environment 3 Figure 1-2: NiceHexSpiral.py, a short Python program that draws the spiral in Figu ...

4 Chapter 1 Likewise, computers have their own limitations, but they can do whatever you tell them to do in their language. The ...

Python Basics: Get to Know Your Environment 5 In your web browser, go to https://www.python.org/. Hover your mouse over the Down ...

6 Chapter 1 w riting Programs in Python You’ll usually want to write programs that are longer than a single line, so Python come ...

Python Basics: Get to Know Your Environment 7 When you save the file and run it, you’ll see your Python shell window start the p ...

8 Chapter 1 exercised your mind, and you’ve answered a question. Hopefully, you’ve also had fun. In this chapter, we solved our ...

Python Basics: Get to Know Your Environment 9 Let’s modify the program YourName.py and save it as MadLib.py. Instead of asking f ...

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2 TurTle Graphics: DrawinG wiTh pyThon In this chapter, we’ll write short, simple programs to create beautifully complex visuals ...

12 Chapter 2 Using turtle graphics, not only can you create impressive visuals with a few lines of code, but you can also follow ...

Turtle Graphics: Drawing with Python 13 h ow it works Let’s break the program down line by line to see how it works. The first l ...

14 Chapter 2 (Computers almost always start counting at 0, not 1 like we usually do.) The loop then steps the letter x through e ...