Programming fundamentals, such as basic syntax, data structures, control structures, functions, variables and debugging, are the building blocks of any programming language, including Python.

Unit Overview This unit will introduce middle school students to basic Python programming concepts while exploring space science themes. The unit will culminate in a final project where students ...

Python programming: Microsoft's latest beginners' course looks at developing for NASA projects Microsoft and NASA offer some ideas about how you could apply Python for space exploration.

With parallel programming, the order of execution matters, and that is much easier to control with a functional language like Python than with a more object-oriented language, she explains.