Kiru Lab / Foundations: Python as an Instrument
Getting Set Up
Install Python, run a program, and learn to read the error messages you are about to generate a lot of.
In this module you will
- Install Python and confirm it works
- Write and run a program from a file
- Read a traceback and locate the failing line
Installing Python and an Editor
Thirty minutes of setup that removes every excuse for the next thirty tracks. Do it once, properly.
Hands-On Lab · 45m
Your First Program
A file, some text, one command. Everything else in this curriculum is an elaboration of this.
Hands-On Lab · 40m
Reading Error Messages
You will see thousands of these. Learning to read one properly is worth more than any syntax you memorize.
Hands-On Lab · 40m