Instruction Sheet for Python

Spoken Tutorial Team

IIT Bombay

1 The procedure to practise 3.1 Instructions to open Python

console in Linux OS
1. You have been given a set of spoken tuto-
rials and files. (a) The tutorials are explained on the
Linux OS.
2. You will typically do one tutorial at a time. (b) It will be easy for the Linux users to
3. You may listen to a spoken tutorial and follow, as instructed on the tutorial.
reproduce all the commands shown in the (c) Open the Terminal by pressing
video. CTRL+ALT+T keys together.
4. If you find it difficult to do the above, you (d) In the Terminal window, type
may consider listening to the whole tutorial ipython-pylab.
once and then practise during the second (e) This will open the Python console
hearing. with ipython pre-loaded.
(f) Now, you can type your commands in
the Python console.
2 Python (g) In the Python scripts, we have used
4 spaces for indentation.
1. Click on "Select FOSS Category" drop- (h) We have also used the gedit text edi-
down and choose "Python". tor.
2. Click on "Select Language" drop-down (i) You can use any text editor of
and choose the language (English, Hindi, your choice, for writing the Python
Marathi ...) in which you wish to learn. scripts.
3. Click on "Locate Tutorial" button.
3.2 Instructions to open Python
4. You will see a list of tutorials based on your
console in Windows
selection.
5. Start with the first tutorial in the displayed (a) To practise these tutorials on Windows
list. OS, please follow these instructions.
(b) For the first 6 tutorials in "Basic
level - C2 level" use the
3 First tutorial: Getting Start>>All Programs>>ipython>>pylab
interactive shell
started with ipython
(c) For "Intermediate level - C3
1. Locate the topic "Getting started with level" tutorials use the
ipython". Start>>All Programs>>ipython
interactive shell
2. To view the tutorial, click on the video (d) For "Advance level - C4" tutorials
player icon on the right of the selected use the
topic. Start>>All Programs>>ipython>>scipy
3. The Outline of the tutorial and the interactive shell
Pre-requisite will be visible on the right
of the player. 3.3 Instructions to practise
4. The links for Assignment and Code Files
(a) Create a folder on the "Desktop"
will be available below the player.
with your Name-RollNo-Component.
5. Click on the player and view the tutorial. (Eg. "vin-04-Python").
(b) Give a unique name to the files you 3.5 Common instructions to use
save, so as to recognize it next time. Code files
(Eg. "Practice-1-vin").
(a) "Code files" used in the tutorial
(c) Remember to save all your work in will be available as a link "Code
your folder. files" below the video player.
(d) This will ensure that your files don’t (b) Click on the link "Code files" and
get over-written by someone else. save it in your folder.
(e) Save your work from time to time, in- (c) Extract the downloaded zip file.
stead of saving it at the end of the (d) You will see all the code/source files
task. used in the particular tutorial.
(e) Use these files as per the instructions
given in the particular tutorial.

6. Play-pause-practise the whole tutorial.

3.4 Common instructions for As-
7. Once the tutorial is complete, click on the
signments
back button on the browser (top-left corner
left-arrow button).
(a) Attempt the "Assignments" as in-
structed in the tutorial. 8. Now, choose the next tutorial and follow all
the above instructions, till you complete all
(b) Save your work in your folder. the tutorials in the series.