# HG changeset patch # User Madhusudan.C.S # Date 1250701852 -19800 # Node ID f095fc984608800b6058375d7ef5f1b0f720f368 # Parent 33a89c36184edff8f9a19561121b14afd49b7e46 Renaming the directory and file not to include spaces. Hopefully we follow this convension henceforth of not having spaces in file names or directory names and have all lower case letters in the names. diff -r 33a89c36184e -r f095fc984608 Basic Python/Basic Python Handout.rst --- a/Basic Python/Basic Python Handout.rst Tue Aug 18 17:09:58 2009 +0530 +++ /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -===================== -Basic Python Workshop -===================== - -This document is intended to be handed out at the end of the workshop. It has -been designed for Engineering students who are Python beginners and have basic -programming skills. The focus is on basic numerics and plotting using Python. - -The system requirements: - * Python - version 2.5.x or newer. - * IPython - * Text editor - scite, vim, emacs or whatever you are comfortable with. - - - - -Introduction -============ - - The Python programming language was created by a dutch named Guido van Rossum. - The idea of Python was conceived in December 1989. The name Python has nothing - to do with the reptilian, but its been named after the 70s comedy series - "Monty Python's Flying Circus", since it happens to be Guido's favourite - TV series. - - Current stable version of Python is 2.6.x, although Python 3.0 is also the stable - version, it is not backwards compatible with the previous versions and is hence - not entirely popular at the moment. This material contains material pertaining - to the 2.6.x series. - -The Python Interpreter -====================== - - \ No newline at end of file diff -r 33a89c36184e -r f095fc984608 basic_python/intro.rst --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/basic_python/intro.rst Wed Aug 19 22:40:52 2009 +0530 @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +===================== +Basic Python Workshop +===================== + +This document is intended to be handed out at the end of the workshop. It has +been designed for Engineering students who are Python beginners and have basic +programming skills. The focus is on basic numerics and plotting using Python. + +The system requirements: + * Python - version 2.5.x or newer. + * IPython + * Text editor - scite, vim, emacs or whatever you are comfortable with. + + + + +Introduction +============ + + The Python programming language was created by a dutch named Guido van Rossum. + The idea of Python was conceived in December 1989. The name Python has nothing + to do with the reptilian, but its been named after the 70s comedy series + "Monty Python's Flying Circus", since it happens to be Guido's favourite + TV series. + + Current stable version of Python is 2.6.x, although Python 3.0 is also the stable + version, it is not backwards compatible with the previous versions and is hence + not entirely popular at the moment. This material contains material pertaining + to the 2.6.x series. + +The Python Interpreter +====================== + + \ No newline at end of file