A very quick introduction to the Python programming language trough doing exercises.

• VS Code
• Docker

Instead of using the time on the workshop to install python on the computer. We will use the VSCode Remote Development extension.

You can find the extension by searching after Remote Development in the extension tab. Or by using the extension id ms-vscode-remote.vscode-remote-extensionpack directly.

So as long as you have the prerequisites installed, we should be in the batters box and ready to go! Just open the folder in VSCode and click the green button in the lower left hand corner and choose: Remote-Containers: Reopen folder in container

More information about development containers / remote containers can be found here: Developing inside a Container

There are a plethora of tutorials and articles on how to get started writing Python on the internet. It is highly recommended that you read one or more of those. Remember: Stackoverflow is your friend! (And collective memory?)

For this workshop I have created a small cheat sheet with previous C# or Java knowledge in mind. Hopefully it can be of some help to get started and at least help you with knowing what to google for.

Python for Java / C# Developers - Cheat sheet

I am a firm believer in Learning by Doing, so this workshop does not have any presentation at all. No slides! It is all about doing small exercises.

//TODO: write exercise texts and solutions

• Reverse word order
  • Pre existing file with a paragraph
  • IO
  • Slicing (negative step ::-1)
• Rock Paper Scissors
• Blackjack