Learning Python

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Learn Python Programming

To make sure we all develop the key knowledge, we’re going to use a tutorial platform to help us. This will help you understand all the most important commands, know how to write them, and have chances to practice them.

This is way more useful than just following video tutorials as it makes sure you understand and can use all the basic building blocks.

Course: NCEA Level 1 Python

Grok Academy will be our first stop for learning Python

We'll complete the courses which will provide us with all the knowledge we'll need.

To access Grok Academy, click this link

You'll need to choose Sign in with Google.

You should then find this course waiting for you!

Challenge: CodeWOF

Practice your problem decomposition and puzzle solving skills in Python in the excellent site: CodeWOF. Proudly made in Canterbury NZ!

CodeWOF goes from beginner to intermediate and is great programming practice. It has cool short puzzles to solve and immediate feedback.

This short video will help you get started using CodeWOF.

You can access CodeWOF here. You'll need to sign up for a free account.

Knowledge check

There are quite a few building blocks you need to know to be able to complete your programming assessment task. Use the next page to check you are confident with each of these and know how to use them. If not, go back to Grok and redo the relevant section, or practice in CodeWOF.