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     4 <p><b>Welcome</b> to PyKata ... the website for Python practice. Learning Python is a skill.

     5 It takes practice, not just an understanding of the theory. In fact, you can learn

     6 basic Python without any theory. Just read the help pages if you get stuck. Start

     7 with the easy problems first.  Some of these have hints, or even a complete solution.

     8 &nbsp;&nbsp; <big><a href="/vision">vision statement</a></big>

     9 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <big><a href="/statements">teacher statements</a></big>

    10 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <big><a href="/static/manifesto.py.txt">manifesto</a></big></p>

    11 

    12 <p><b>About Python</b> ... Python is a modern mainstream computer language, much like Java

    13 and C++, but simpler. It's the closest thing we could find to pseudocode, the language used

    14 by scientists when they want to express an idea involving computation.</p>

    15 

    16 <p>You don't have to take an entire course in programming to learn Python. Every high-school

    17 graduate, certainly anyone considering a career in technology, should know how to write a

    18 simple program. Python makes that possible.  PyKata is the best way to learn Python.</p>

    19 

    20 <h2>Problem Categories</h2>

    21 <ul>

    22   <li><a href="/category/simple">simple</a></li>

    23   <li><a href="/category/logic">logic</a></li>

    24   <li><a href="/category/list">list</a></li>

    25   <li><a href="/category/strings">strings</a></li>

    26   <li><a href="/category/math">math</a></li>

    27   <li><a href="/category/loops">loops</a></li>

    28   <li><a href="/category/recursion">recursion</a></li>

    29   <li><a href="/category/oop">oop</a></li>

    30 </ul>

    31 

    32 <h3>News</h3>

    33 <ol>

    34   <li>You can now save your work-in-progress. When solving an exercise, hitting Run automatically saves your work.</li>

    35   <li>Progress indicators: We now show which problems you have solved.</li>

    36 </ol>

    37 

    38 <h3>This site is still under development.  Coming Soon:</h3>

    39 <ul>

    40   <li>Teacher report to view a student's progress

    41       &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="/static/T_report.htm">Mockup</a></li>

    42   <li>More content!!</li>

    43 </ul>

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