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= Python Learning Group =
To grow the community and general skill set of those that want to learn python a Python Learning group based on Learn Python the hard way is being offered.

The 52 lessons will be roughly spread over 25 weeks staring the week of 2014-10-20 and to roughly the end of May 2015 to allow for holidays.

= Book =
We'll be using Learn Python the Hardway as the text for this class. You will not need the physical book, unless you want it, as the online version is available for free at the below link.

[http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ Book: http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/]

= Communications =
* [[IRC]] on #python
* Twice weekly 30 minute meetings
**Tue
 US Eastern Standard Time  [EDT; UTC-0400]
 Start: 12:00   Tue
 End:   12:30   Tue
 
 Pacific Standard Time  [PDT; UTC-0700]
 Start: 09:00   Tue
 End:   09:30   Tue
 
 Germany, Berlin  [CEST; UTC+0200]
 Start: 18:00   Tue
 End:   18:30   Tue
 
 UTC  [GMT; UTC+0000]
 Start: 16:00   Tue
 End:   16:30   Tue
 
 New Zealand, Auckland  [NZDT; UTC+1300]
 Start: 05:00   Wed
 End:   05:30   Wed

*Thu
 US Eastern Standard Time  [EDT; UTC-0400]
 Start: 16:00   Thu
 End:   16:30   Thu
 
 Pacific Standard Time  [PDT; UTC-0700]
 Start: 13:00   Thu
 End:   13:30   Thu
 
 Germany, Berlin  [CEST; UTC+0200]
 Start: 22:00   Thu
 End:   22:30   Thu
 
 UTC  [GMT; UTC+0000]
 Start: 20:00   Thu
 End:   20:30   Thu
 
 New Zealand, Auckland  [NZDT; UTC+1300]
 Start: 09:00   Fri
 End:   09:30   Fri

= Schedule =

* Pre Work (to be done before the first session)
** [http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/preface.html preface], [http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/intro.html Introduction] &  [http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ex0.html Exercise 0]

* Week One 2014-10-20 (10/21 & 10/23) || Mentor:
** [http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ex1.html Exercise 1]: A Good First Program
** [http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ex2.html Exercise 2]: Comments And Pound Characters

Week 2 2014-10-27 (10/28 & 10/30) || Mentor: 
* [http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ex4.html Exercise 3]: Numbers And Math
* [http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ex4.html Exercise 4]: Variables And Names

Week 3 2014-11-03
Exercise 5: More Variables And Printing
Exercise 6: Strings And Text

Week 4 2014-11-10
Exercise 7: More Printing
Exercise 8: Printing, Printing

Week 5 2014-11-17
Exercise 9: Printing, Printing, Printing
Exercise 10: What Was That?

Week 6 2014-12-01
Exercise 11: Asking Questions
Exercise 12: Prompting People

Week 7 2014-12-08
Exercise 13: Parameters, Unpacking, Variables
Exercise 14: Prompting And Passing

Week 8 2014-12-15
Exercise 15: Reading Files
Exercise 16: Reading And Writing Files

Week 9 2015-01-05
Exercise 17: More Files
Exercise 18: Names, Variables, Code, Functions

Week 10 2015-01-12
Exercise 19: Functions And Variables
Exercise 20: Functions And Files

Week 11 2015-01-19
Exercise 21: Functions Can Return Something
Exercise 22: What Do You Know So Far?

Week 12 2015-01-26
Exercise 23: Read Some Code
Exercise 24: More Practice

Week 13 2015-02-02
Exercise 25: Even More Practice
Exercise 26: Congratulations, Take A Test!

Week 14 2015-02-09
Exercise 27: Memorizing Logic
Exercise 28: Boolean Practice

Week 15 2015-02-16
Exercise 29: What If
Exercise 30: Else And If

Week 16 2015-02-23
Exercise 31: Making Decisions
Exercise 32: Loops And Lists

Week 17 2015-03-02
Exercise 33: While Loops
Exercise 34: Accessing Elements Of Lists

Week 18 2015-03-09
Exercise 35: Branches and Functions
Exercise 36: Designing and Debugging

Week 19 2015-03-16
Exercise 37: Symbol Review
Exercise 38: Doing Things To Lists

Week 20 2015-03-23
Exercise 39: Dictionaries, Oh Lovely Dictionaries
Exercise 40: Modules, Classes, And Objects

Week 21 2015-03-30
Exercise 41: Learning To Speak Object Oriented
Exercise 42: Is-A, Has-A, Objects, and Classes

Week 22 2015-04-06
Exercise 43: Gothons From Planet Percal #25
Exercise 44: Inheritance Vs. Composition

Week 23 2015-04-13
Exercise 45: You Make A Game
Exercise 46: A Project Skeleton

Week 24 2015-04-20
Exercise 47: Automated Testing
Exercise 48: Advanced User Input

Week 25 2015-04-27
Exercise 49: Making Sentences
Exercise 50: Your First Website

Week 26 2015-05-04
Exercise 51: Getting Input From A Browser
Exercise 52: The Start Of Your Web Game

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