Introduction to Programming

Language Python
 Introduction to Programming and Python
Setup environment Python in your
computer
Hello World
Calculator in Python

Overview Commenting
Variable in Python
String in Python
Taking an input from user
Selection
Looping
Introduction to Programming

Programming is an algorithm(steps) that has been write using programming language, so

that it can be executed by a computer.
Example of popular Programming Language:
Python
C++
C
Java
PHP
Introduction to Programming (Cont.)

To get a simple idea about programming is it is a step by step to solve a problem.

Basic procedure in programming is:
Input Input
Process
Output
Process

Output
Introduction to Python

Python is an easy to learn, powerful programming language.

It has efficient high-level data structures and a simple but effective approach to object-
oriented programming.
Suitable for beginner to get into programming.
Setup environment Python in your computer

1. Download the installer from official Python websites:

https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-361/
Click at a link named Windows x86 executable installer
2. If already have, then double click the installer. Name of the installer is something like this
python-3.6.1.exe
Setup environment Python in your computer

3. This window will pop up after you

double click the installer 5
4. Check the radio button Add
Python 3.6 to Path (in red
rectangle shape)
5. Then click Install Now

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Setup environment Python in your computer

6. Wait until the installation finished

7. Click close button

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Setup environment Python in your computer

8. Next open command prompt, by

type on your keyboard Start + R
9. Then type cmd and click Okay.
p/s: Other method that will work is go
to search, and type CMD, then click
on the result named Command
Prompt
Setup environment Python in your computer

10. Command Prompt will popup.

11. Type python and it will display
text like in the picture
12. Congratulations! You success
install Python in your computer
Setup environment Python in your computer

Installing PyCharm
1. If you using Windows, download
https://www.jetbrains.com/pychar
m/download/download-
thanks.html?platform=windows&co
de=PCC
2. If you using Mac, download
https://www.jetbrains.com/pychar
m/download/download-
thanks.html?platform=mac&code=
PCC
3. If you using Linux, download
https://www.jetbrains.com/pychar
m/download/download-
thanks.html?platform=linux&code=
PCC
Setup environment Python in your computer

1. Install it as usual. Just click Next

and Okay until finish install.
2. Open PyCharm, and just click
okay if a dialog popup for
configuration.
3. Then you will see the front page
of PyCharm like in the picture]
4. Click Create New Project
Setup environment Python in your computer

4. Type Introduction as name of

your project
5. Click Create
Setup environment Python in your computer

4. Right click on the Introduction

Project
5. Choose New
6. Click Python File
Setup environment Python in your computer

1. Type Hello world and make sure

Kind textbox is Python file
2. Click OK
Setup environment Python in your computer

If you find that the font is too small,

then you need to resize it
1. Click on the File -> Settings or just
simply press Ctrl + Alt + S
2. Go to Editor -> General
3. Check the radio button Change
font size (zoom) with Ctrl + Mouse
Wheel
4. Click OK
5. Then you just need to press Ctrl +
Mouse Wheel to resize the font
Setup environment Python in your computer

So as you can see, the font is

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much bigger now

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Here is the simple tour before you
start learn python:
1. Called Editor, where you will

2.
write your Python code here
Called Run toolbar, where you
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will click the Play button to run
the code
3. List directory and file in PyCharm
project
Hello World
Run
code

Simple command in all

programming language tutorial is
print Hello world!
In Python, to display output, the
syntax is print followed by open
and close bracket.
Example:
print(Hello world)
Output : Hello world
Click the play button on the
top right hand side to run the
code
The output is at the below
window
Calculator in Python

Create another file named Calculator

You can do calculation by straight away right
the formula
In most programming language:
+ symbol is plus/add
- symbol is minus/subtract
/ symbol is divide
* symbol is multiply
Example:
2+2
Output: 4
50 4*6
Output: 26
50 (40 + 6) * 4 / 10
Output: 31.6
Calculator in Python (Cont.)

Calculate power, using double

asterisk **
For example we want to
calculate 52
5 ** 2
Output: 25
2 ** 3
Output: 8
Calculator in Python (Cont.)

Calculate remainder of the

division using symbol percent %
For example we want to
calculate remainder of 17 divide
by 3
17 % 3
Output: 2
Commenting

In computer programming, a
comment is a programmer-
readable explanation or
annotation in the source code of a
computer program. They are
added with the purpose of making
the source code easier for humans
to understand, and are generally
ignored by compilers and
interpreters.
In Python, # or hashtag is used to
declare it as a comment.
For example:
# print(2 + 2)
Output: Nothing because it is
commented
Variable in Python

The problem with previous example

is the value calculated is not stored
in the memory. So if you want to
use it again, then you need to type
the formula again.
To overcome this problem, variable
is used.
Assign the value to the variable.
For example:
Height = 142
Width = 34
The variable is Height with value
142, second variable is Width with
value 34
Variable in Python (Cont.)

You also can assign a formula to

a variable
For example:
Area = Height * Width
print(Area)
Output:
Example above shows that,
variable Height and Width is used
to calculate area. The value is
stored in variable Area.
Exercise for Variable

01 02 03
Show the Formula for BMI: All values must
calculation of BMI = (Weight / be assigned to
BMI using Python (Height x Height)) the variables
 Answer for
Exercise

Assign the value to Height and

Weight variable
Then make a formula and
assign it to BMI variable
There are many ways you can
do to calculate BMI as shown
in the picture
Strings in Python

Strings is enclosed in quotes and special

character are escaped with backslashes.
For example:
print(Is it true?)
Output: Is it true?
Print(Isn\t it true?)
Output: Isnt it true?
There are two examples given above. First
example is easy to understand. The second
example is different from the first one, where
it has backslash before the quotes.
It means that the quote is a special
character, so you need to use backslash in
order to display it. If you dont put the
backslash, then it will show an error.
 Strings in Python
(Cont.)
Previous example just show
how to print the output in one
line. How to about to print an
output that has multiple lines?
Using \n to print a new line
For example:
nama =
Muhammad\nAhmad\nBin
\nAli
print(nama)
Above example shows how to
print multiple line using \n
character.
 Strings in Python
(Cont.)

Strings also can do

concatenate by using plus
symbol
For example:
First_name = Muhammad
Last_name = Ariff
Full_name = First_name +
Last_name
print(Full_name)
 Strings in Python
(Cont.)

Previous example shows that

we can combine two
variables of strings. But the
result does not have space
between them.
To include it, just add space
between them.
Example:
Full_name = First_name + +
last_name
 Strings in Python
(Cont.)

So you want to calculate how

many characters in your
name?
Using function named len
Example:
Length_name =
len(full_name)
The value length is including
space
Exercise for 1 2 3 4

Strings Create a Then combine it Print the name Calculate the

variable first to full name length of
name and last characters for
name full name
Taking input from
user
Sometimes you need to make
a program that need to take
an input from the user.
For that purpose, you cannot
simply assign the value, since it
depends on the user to key in.
Example of taking an input
using python:
Name = input(Please input
your name: )
We use input function to take
the input. You can write any
strings between the bracket
and quotes.
Taking input from
user (Cont.)

But if you want to take an

input integer or float, then we
need to casting (transform) it
into integer or float.
By default, input function will
take the input as a String.
Example:
Height = float(input(Height:
))
Number_of_car =
int(input(Number of car: ))
Exercise for Input

Make a program that taking

input for:
Name
Age
Height
Weight
Display all the information like the
output in the picture
Answer for
Input
Exercise
 Selection in
Python

Selection is a situation where we need to

choose or select something based on
circumstances.
For example, grade A will be given to the
student IF the students mark get more
than 80%
Example in Python:
if mark >= 80:
grade = A
elif mark >= 60:
grade = B
elif mark >= 50:
grade = C
else:
grade = D
 Looping in
Python

Selection is a situation where

we need to repeat the same
task for specific times or infinity
For example, you want to add
numbers from 1 to 10
Example in Python:
sum = 0
for number in range(1,11):
sum = sum + number
print(sum)
Conclusion

Python is easier in doing calculation, display output and taking an input

Use print() to display any output
Use variable to store any value, it is easier to use that variable again
Resources

http://interactivepython.org/courselib/static/pythonds/Introduction/WhatIsProgramming.h
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https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/index.html