Python in Education

About the Author

Nicholas Tollervey is a classically trained musician, philosophy

graduate, teacher, writer and software developer. He’s just like this

biography: concise, honest and full of useful information.

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Document Outline

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Preface
  • Python Is Everywhere
  • What’s in It for You?
    • You’re a Programmer
    • You’re a Teacher
    • You’re a Student
    • You’re a Parent
    • You’re Interested in Learning More
  • Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. The Story of Python
• Chapter 2. A Pythonic Case Study:Raspberry Pi
• Chapter 3. Why Python in Education?
  • Code Readability
  • Obvious Simplicity
  • Open Extensibility
  • Cross-Platform Runability
  • Humanity
• Chapter 4. Python’s Secret Weapon: Community!
  • The PSF
  • Conferences
• Chapter 5. Looking Ahead
• About the Author