awesome-python-in-education

A curated list of resources about Python in Education

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Contents

• Roadmaps
• Courses and lessons
  • Interactive environments
  • MOOCs
  • Introductions and Tutorials
  • Data Science
• Exercises and Games
• Reference and forums
  • Python suitability for education
  • Academic Papers
  • Reference
  • Mailing lists
  • Forums
• Tools and Libraries
  • Games, graphics and simulation
  • Visualization
  • Jupyter
  • IDEs
  • Debuggers
• Conferences and videos
• Books
  • Coding Club books
  • Green Tea Press
  • Invent with Python series
  • Manning Publications
  • No Starch Press
  • O'Reilly
  • Packt Pub
• Hardware - programming environment for tiny Python 3 projects, that can be embedded in web pages (using Brython)

Interactive environments

• From Blocks to Code with Trinket! (more resources included in Hour of Python)
• Python for Everybody - Trinket.io interactive book.
• How to Think Like a Computer Scientist (more resources included in Runestone Interactive)
• pythonroom
• repl.it classrooms
• CS Principles: Big Ideas in Programming
• CodeSkulptor
• BlockPy - web-based Python environment that lets you work with blocks, text, or both.
• Edublocks - Making the transition from Scratch to Python easier.
• Python Lectures - IPython Notebooks to learn Python.
• Jupyter notebooks for teaching/learning Python 3
• Learn Python
• Code Club Python modules
• Computer Science Circles
• Python from scratch
• Interactive Python 3 tutorial with 100+ exercises
• Codesters
• Pyfiddle
• Code the blocks - interactive playground for learning how to code.
• Pythonpad.js - programming environment for tiny Python 3 projects, that can be embedded in web pages (using Brython)

MOOCs

• Programming for Everybody
• An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 1)
• An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 2)
• Python Programming: A Concise Introduction
• Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python
• Learn to Program Using Python
• CS For All: Introduction to Computer Science and Python Programming
• Programming Foundations with Python
• Python Codecademy
• CS 61A: The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
• Python School
• Python curriculum outline - Curriculum outline at FreeCodeCamp.com GitHub issue.

Introductions and Tutorials

• The Hello World Program: Learn Python
• Practical Python Programming (course by @dabeaz)
• Introduction to Python
• NewCoder
• Python tutorial
• Programming with Python - from Software Carpentry
• Introduction to Programming with Python
• Python Land
• Python Course
• The Programming Historian
• Program Arcade Games With Python And Pygame
• Python Tutorials for Kids 13+
• KidsCanCode
• Python Asynchronous I/O Walkthrough
• Python Tutorials and Courses Directory
• Python as a Second Language
• A simple tutorial about effectively using pdb
• Beginning Python - Getting More out of Python - The Python Environment - Advanced Python - 4 courses from the archived O'Reilly School of Technology
• Testing and Continuous Integration with Python - a tutorial from the Software Carpentry.
• Playground and cheatsheet for learning Python
• Try Python - a free course from Code School.
• Python Synopsis - Python study guide.
• Python Fundamentals I & II - two 20h free courses from Rithm School.
• A Byte of Python
• A Brief, Animated Introduction to Programming with Python
• Build applications in Python (the anti-textbook)
• Asyncio in Python - collection of tutorials about Asyncio in Python.
• A SQLite Tutorial with Python
• Learning Python for Social Scientists
• Learn how to use Python for your Lab
• Python Basics
• Dead Simple Python - from beginners to python (not programming).
• Learn Python - Introduction and Intermediate Python, recorded for Frontend Masters by Nina Zakharenko.
• The Cracking Python Bootcamp - Learn How to Code in Python in 12 Weeks By Building Fun Real World Projects.
• w3schools Python tutorial
• Geeks for geeks Python tutorial
• Ultimate Python - study guide for newcomers and professionals alike.
• LearnPython.org interactive tutorial

Data Science

• A Whirlwind Tour of Python and the Jupyter Notebooks behind.
• A Crash Course in Python for Scientists
• Intro to Python for Data Science
• Learning Python for Data Science
• Introduction to Python for Data Science
• Programming with Python for Data Science
• Python Data Science Handbook complete book in Jupyter Notebook format.
• NumPy Illustrated - The Visual Guide to NumPy
• Exploratory Computing with Python
• Data Carpentry: Python for Ecologists
• Plotting and Programming in Python
• Applied Plotting, Charting & Data Representation in Python
• Using Python for Research
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Machine Learning in Python
• SIOC 209: Python for Data Analysis and its associated videos
• Reproducible analysis in Python
• Python Level 1 - free course at Kaggle.
• Pandas Cheat Sheet
• Python for Data Science Cheat Sheets

Exercises and Games

• CheckiO
• CodeAbbey
• Empire of Code
• Project Euler
• Exercism
• HackerRank Challenges
• PyBites - PyBites Code Challenges Platform
• Practice Python
• Python Challenge
• Python for Fun
• CodingBat
• Reeborg's world
• Python Koans
• Boston Python Puzzles
• Norvig's pytudes - Python programs for perfecting programming skills
• Python Challenges
• Code & Conquer
• CodeCombat
• TeachCraft: Minecraft + Python - Run your own TeachCraft Server
• Slice like a Ninja
• Python Datasets: The Collection of Really Great, Interesting, Situated Datasets - (visit CORGIS for raw formats)
• Interactive Coding Challenges
• Pyweek Programming Challenge
• CodingGame
• CodeFights
• Edabit Python Challenges
• futurecoder - interactive beginner exercises - gh repo
• DevProjects - Python Projects - Learn programming with curated Python projects

Reference and forums

Python suitability for education

• CP4E by Guido van Rossum
• Python in Education: Teach, Learn, Program - free e-book on why Python is well suited for education by Nicholas Tollervey
• 'Think Python like a Computer Scientist' book Foreword by David Beazley
• Why I push for Python by Lorena Barba
• Why Python is a Great First Language by Elliott Hauser (Trinket CEO)
• Why Python is a great language for teaching beginners in introductory programming classes by Philip Guo
• Python is Now the Most Popular Introductory Teaching Language at Top U.S. Universities by Philip Guo (Communications of the ACM)
• Why Learn Python? Here Are 8 Data-Driven Reasons by Elena Ruchko
• [Level 1] Programming: Python - Archived version
• Python as a way of thinking

Reference

• Official Python documentation
• Python in Education - git repo
• Google's Python Class
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python
• Tiny Python 3.6 Notebook
• Real Python Tutorials - First Steps
• PEP8 - Python Style Guide
• The Elements of Python Style
• PyMOTW3 - Python Module Of The Week
• Full Stack Python - (best python resources) - (learning programming)
• Learn X in Y minutes where X=python3
• Tutorial - Learn Python in 10 minutes but don't forget to Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years
• PyCrumbs - Bits and bytes of Python from the Internet
• CheckiO Python blog - curated Python articles
• A Sheet of Python: direct access to the PDF
• A gallery of interesting Jupyter Notebooks
• CS1 Python Programming Projects Archive
• Python 3 Cheat Sheet(PDF)
• Python cheatsheet
• Python Crash Course - Cheat Sheets
• Comprehensive Python Cheatsheet
• Algorithms implemented in python (for education)
• Algorithms
• Minimal examples of data structures and algorithms in Python
• awesome-python
• Python GitHub Projects
• Python Reference - useful functions, tutorials, and other Python-related things
• Pythonidae - curated decibans of scientific programming resources in Python
• Python Patterns - by Brandon Rhodes (repo)
• python-patterns - a collection of design patterns/idioms in Python
• PyPattyrn
• Python 3 Patterns, Recipes and Idioms
• How to make mistakes in Python
• The Little Book of Python Anti-Patterns - small book of Python anti-patterns and worst practices
• Python IAQ: Infrequently Answered Questions by Peter Norvig
• Anti-Patterns in Python Programming
• Python Code Disasters - more anti-patterns.
• What the f*ck Python? - A collection of interesting and tricky Python examples
• DjangoGirls Introduction to Python
• Experiments in Python Pedagogy - rendered version
• 29 common beginner Python errors on one page from Python for Biologists
• Learn Python - Udacity
• Popular Python Recipes
• Transforming Code into Beautiful, Idiomatic Python
• Improve your Python skills (Dan Bader's blog)
• Practical Business Python
• Python Lessons - 6 lessons from teachwithict
• Machine Learning and Python (and Math) Cheat Sheets
• AIAMA Python implementation - Python implementation of algorithms from Russell And Norvig's "Artificial Intelligence - A Modern Approach"
• PyFormat - Using % and .format() for great good!
• Replacing Bash Scripting with Python
• ugo_py_doc - a Python documentation website
• The 35 Words You Need to Python - The core vocabulary of Python you actually need to know to start to do meaningful work.

Mailing lists

• Python EDU-SIG - Python.org subsite
• Python EDU-SIG - Special Interest Group mailing list
• Python EDU-WG - Working Group mailing list
• Tutor - (mailing list) Discussion for learning programming with Python
• Python-list - General discussion list for the Python programming language (mailing list)
• jupyter-education - Teaching with Jupyter Notebooks mailing list

Forums

• StackOverflow: 'python' tag - sopython.com community website
• reddit: r/Python - r/learnpython - r/pythontips - r/pygame

Tools and Libraries

• Your Python Trinket - Put Interactive Python Anywhere on the Web
• Python Tutor - Visualize the execution of Python programs
• Livepython - Visually trace Python code in real-time (alpha stage)
• Skulpt - Skulpt is an entirely in-browser implementation of Python 2.X (!)
• SoloLearn Python 3 Tutorial - mobile version
• Python Anywhere
• repl.it
• Python AST Explorer
• kite - programming copilot
• EarSketch - learn to code by making music
• FoxDot - Live Coding Music with Python & SuperCollider
• Ren'Py - a visual novel engine
• ColorZero - Another color manipulation library for Python
• LogZero - Robust and effective logging
• NetworkZero - Make it easy for learning groups to use simple networking in Python

Games, graphics and simulation

• Jupylet - Create 2D and 3D games, graphics, live music and sound synthesizers, interactively in a Jupyter notebook.
• PyGame
• Pygame Zero for creating games without boilerplate
• Python Arcade Library
• Pyglet - a pure python cross-platform application framework intended for game development
• Python Mode for Processing
• PythonTurtle - A learning environment for Python programming suitable for beginners and children, inspired by Logo. Easy installer for Windows so it could be installed by children on computers without internet access.
• A Simple Tutorial for Python's turtle.py Module
• VPython - 3D programming
• Pymunk - 2D physics library
• PyPhysicsSandbox - a simple wrapper around Pymunk
• Kivy - innovative user interfaces, such as multi-touch apps
• PyQT 15 minute apps - 15 minute (small) desktop apps built with PyQt
• PyQt5 tutorial - Create GUI applications with Python
• Panda3D - game engine and framework for 3D rendering
• Ursina Engine - game engine based on Panda3D but really easy-to-use. Great for beginners in 3D game coding.
• gui zero - to allow children to quickly and easily create GUIs for their programs
• Free Python Games - collection of free Python games intended for education and fun
• Angry Birds in Python - using pygame and pymunk
• Jappy - the app powering the http://educa.juegos/ collaborative coding platform
• Predigame - instructional platform that teaches the basics of coding through the creation of arcade games
• ThorPy - A GUI library for pygame
• sc8pr - A simple framework for new and experienced Python programmers to create animations, games, and other graphics-based programs
• pyxel - A retro game development environment in Python.
• PySimpleGUI - Super-simple GUI to use... Powerfully customizable.
• evennia - library and toolkit for building multi-player online text games
• adventurelib - easy text adventures
• PythonStdioGames - A compilation of text-based games written in Python that only use "standard i/o".
• PyperCard - HyperCard inspired GUI framework for beginner developers in Python (doc site)
• PyComic - A static website for generating Pythonic comics

Visualization

• Bokeh - an interactive visualization library that targets modern web browsers for presentation.
• VisPy - library for interactive scientific visualization that is designed to be fast, scalable, and easy to use.
• Python Graph Gallery - showcase hundreds of charts, always providing the reproducible python code.

Jupyter

• Awesome Jupyter - A curated list of awesome Jupyter projects, libraries and resources
• Project Jupyter
  • github.com/jupyter4edu - best practices and content for teaching with Jupyter notebooks
    • jupyter4edu/jupyter-edu-book - open source of the "Teaching and Learning with Jupyter" book
      • https://jupyter4edu.github.io/jupyter-edu-book/ - "Teaching and Learning with Jupyter" book
  • github.com/IPython
  • github.com/Jupyter
  • github.com/JupyterHub
  • github.com/JupyterLab
• jupyter-education: Teaching with Jupyter Notebooks mailing list - mailing list
• jupyterhub/JupyterHub - multi-user server for Jupyter notebooks
  • Zero to JupyterHub - documentation for setting up a multi-user JupyterHub server
  • TLJH: The Littlest JupyterHub - documentation for "a simple JupyterHub distribution for a small (0-100) number of users on a single server"
  • jupyterhub-deploy-teaching - reference deployment of JupyterHub and nbgrader on a single server
• jupyterlab/JupyterLab - rewrite of Jupyter Notebook with tabs, extensions, command list
  • JupyterLab Documentation
• mybinder.org - "Binder": generate a container from a git repository (or a DOI) with repo2docker and run it in the cloud
  • jupyterhub/binderhub - BinderHub is the application that powers https://mybinder.org (on k8s)
  • jupyter/repo2docker - generate Jupyter-enabled Docker Images from repositories
  • github.com/binder-examples - examples of Binder-ready (REES-compatible) Jupyter notebooks
  • REES: Reproducible Execution Environment Specification - specification that repo2docker uses to build a container image for a given project and its dependencies
  • REES Config files - requirements.txt, environment.yml, Pipfile.lock, postBuild, Dockerfile
• ipython/ipywidgets - IPython widgets
• jupyter/nbgrader - nbgrader is a tool that facilitates creating and grading assignments in the Jupyter notebook
  • nbgrader docs - docs for the nbgrader tool
  • jupyterhub/jupyterhub-deploy-teaching - reference deployment of JupyterHub and nbgrader on a single server
• jupyterlab/jupyterlab-google-drive - Google Drive for JupyterLab (see also: Google Colab)
• jupyterlab/debugger - a JupyterLab debugger extension for debugging code in notebook cells

Hosted Jupyter notebooks

• awesome-jupyter > Hosted Notebook Solutions
• CoCalc's comparison of Online Jupyter Notebook services
• CoCalc - Jupyter notebook environment with Course Management, Handouts, Assignments, nbgrader, Time Travel history, chat
• Google Colab - Jupyter notebook environment for machine learning education and research (requires no setup to use)
• IllumiDesk - Jupyter notebook environment with LMS integration via LTI 1.1/1.3.
• JupyterHub, BinderHub

Jupyter Tools

• RISE - "Live" Reveal.js Jupyter/IPython Slideshow Extension
• fastpages - static/JAMstack blogging platform with support for Jupyter notebooks
• hugo-academic - static/JAMstack website builder with support for Jupyter notebooks
• ipytest - run py.test tests within the notebook environment
• jupyter-contrib-nbextensions - Unofficial Jupyter Notebook Extensions
• jupyter-edx-colab-cloud-xblock - launch Google Colab notebooks from within an Open edX XBlock
• jupyter-edx-grader-xblock - auto-grade assignments with nbgrader and post the scores to an Open edX gradebook
• jupyter-themes - Custom Jupyter Notebook Themes
• jupyter-viewer-xblock - view Jupyter notebooks in an Open edX XBlock
• jupytext - Jupyter Notebooks as Markdown, Julia, Python, or R scripts (that [auto-]save to and from the configured paired formats)
• lolviz - data-structure visualization tool for lists of lists, lists, dictionaries
• nbTranslate - translate cells of a notebook from one language to another - Adds multi language support
• nbautoeval - creating auto-evaluated exercises
• nbconvert - convert Notebooks to other formats
• nbdev - export, sync, and document notebook cells to and from regular python modules
• nbdime - diffing and merging of Jupyter Notebooks
• nbgallery - platform for sharing and collaborating on Jupyter notebooks
• nbinteract - creates interactive webpages from Jupyter notebooks
• nbscan - search for and print contents of cells in Jupyter notebooks
• nbsphinx - Sphinx extension for publishing Jupyter Notebooks as static/JAMstack websites
• nbtranslate - translate content of Jupyter notebook using gettext tools
• nbtutor - visualize Python code execution (line-by-line)
• nbval - Py.test plugin for validating Jupyter notebooks
• notedown - Convert IPython Notebooks to markdown (and back)
• pixiedebugger - The Visual Python Debugger for Jupyter Notebooks You’ve Always Wanted
• pynb - Jupyter Notebooks as plain Python code with embedded Markdown text
• rst2ipynb - convert standalone reStructuredText files to Jupyter notebook file
• sphinxcontrib-jupyter - A Sphinx Extension for Generating Jupyter Notebooks

Jupyter resources

• GitHub Trending Jupyter Notebooks
• Jupyter Notebook cheatsheet
• Jupyter tips, tricks and shortcuts
• IPythonBlocks
• Using the IPython Notebook as a Teaching Tool
• LTI Launch JupyterHub Authenticator - Implements LTI v1 authenticator for use with JupyterHub
• Lectures on scientific computing with Python
• "The world of Jupyter" —a tutorial
• List of Jupyter Notebooks by Peter Norvig
• 28 Jupyter Notebook tips, tricks and shortcuts
• VPython running in a Jupyter notebook

IDEs

• bpython
• ptpython
• Thonny - Python IDE for beginners
• VIM with Python plugins
• Emacs with Python plugins
• Sublime Text 3 with Python plugins
• PyCharm Edu - With some courses
• Spyder - The Scientific PYthon Development EnviRonment.
• Wingware Python IDE
• Ninja-IDE
• PyDev - a Python IDE for Eclipse, which may be used in Python, Jython and IronPython development.
• Visual Studio Code with Python plugins
• Mu - a simple Python editor for beginner programmers.
• Rodeo - A Native Python IDE for Data Science.
• Turing - Free and cross-platform IDE for pseudocode and Python.
• PyScripter - a feature-rich but lightweight Python IDE.
• Pyzo - computing environment that plays well with conda.

Debuggers

• pdb
• ipdb
• PuDB
• pdb++ - a drop-in replacement for pdb
• Python Linter Online - Live Syntax Checking Using Pylint while Running Python
• PyTA - static code analysis to help students find and fix common coding errors
• coala - linting and fixing code
• wdb - An improbable web debugger through WebSockets
• QuantifiedCode - a code analyis & automation platform
• birdseye - graphical Python debugger using the AST
• Hunter - a flexible code tracing toolkit

Conferences and videos

• Taking Your Python Skills to the Next Level With Pythonic Code - 5 powerful Pythonic concepts and over 45 minutes of video examples.
• Weekly Python Chat - Weekly live video chats about Python, teaching, open source, and more
• Python in Australian Education seminar (2016)
• PyCon Australia 2015 Education Miniconf (youtube playlist)
• Python Education Summit Schedule (PyCon 2016)
• A one-day mini-conference about Python in Education (PyConUK 2016)
• PyVideo tag 'education'
• Khan Academy Computer Science (Python video playlist)
• Python Programming in one video - Learn to Program with Python Derek Banas playlist
• CPython internals: A ten-hour codewalk through the Python interpreter source code
• Teaching Python: The Hard Parts - PyCon 2016
• Episode 14 – Allen Downey on Teaching Computer Science with Python from podcast._init_('Python')
• Python For Informatics
• Python for Everybody - Exploring Information
• sentdex youtube playlists or via Python Programming
• Dan Bader's youtube channel
• Corey Schafer's youtube channel
• Python 3.4 Programming Tutorials
• Programming Foundations with Python from Udacity
• PySide Video Tutorials
• Python Basics - Coding is for girls
• Python For Beginners - Learn To Code Tutorials
• TheNewBoston Python 3 videotutorials - also Flask and others on their channel
• Build applications in Python the antitextbook
• Socratica Python Programming Tutorials
• Python for Data Analysis - Pandas Cookbook

Books

• The Computer Science Field Guide - (repo)
• Awesome Python Books
• PythonBooks
• Build applications in Python the antitextbook
• Algorithmic Problem Solving with Python
• Openlibra: Python
• Intermediate Python - github repo
• Python Practice Book
• Scipy Lecture Notes
• Problem Solving with Algorithms and Data Structures using Python - accompanying videos
• Python for Everybody - Exploring Data In Python 3
• Composing Programs based on SICP textbook.
• Dive into Python 3
• Introduction to Programming with Python
• Learn Python, Break Python - A Beginner's Guide to Programming
• Non-Programmer's Tutorial for Python 3
• The Art and Craft of Programming (Python edition)
• CS61A: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
• Learn Python the hard way
• Program Arcade Games With Python And Pygame
• Python for you and me
• Object-Oriented Programming in Python
• Violent Python. A Cookbook for Hackers, Forensic Analysts, Penetration Testers and Security Engineers
• Natural Language Processing with Python – Analyzing Text with the Natural Language Toolkit
• Python for Scientists and Engineers
• PythonBooks - categorized Python books

Coding Club books

• Python Basics
• Python Next Steps
• Python: Building Big Apps
• Python: Programming Art
• Python: Interactive Adventures
• Black Flag: A Coding Club Mission
• Coding Cards [PDF]

Green Tea Press

• Think Python: How To Think Like a Computer Scientist, 2nd ed.
• Think Complexity: Exploring Complexity Science with Python, 2nd ed.
• Think DSP: Digital Signal Processing in Python
• Think Stats: Exploratory Data Analysis in Python, 2nd ed.
• Think Bayes: Bayesian Statistics in Python

Invent with Python series

• Invent your own computer games with Python
• Making Games with Python & Pygame
• Hacking Secret Ciphers with Python -> 2nd ed: Cracking Codes with Python
• Automate the Boring Stuff with Python

Manning Publications

• Classic Computer Science Problems in Python
• Hello! Python
• Hello World! 2nd ed. Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners
• Hello Raspberry Pi! - Python programming for kids and other beginners.
• The Quick Python Book, Third Edition
• Learn Programming with Python
• Grokking Algorithms - An illustrated guide for programmers and other curious people.
• Practices of the Python Pro - Professional software development principles and best practices for beginning developers.
• The Well-Grounded Python Developer - Helping programmers who know Python become and think like developers.
• Tiny Python Projects - An introduction to Python fundamentals through puzzles and games.
• Publishing Python Packages - Book that reveals best practices and standards for packaging your Python code in an easy, automated, and scalable way..

No Starch Press

• Python for Kids
• Teach Your Kids to Code
• Doing Math with Python: Use Programming to Explore Algebra, Statistics, Calculus, and More!
• Python Crash Course. A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming
• Python Playground. Geeky Projects for the Curious Programmer
• Learn to Program with Minecraft. Transform Your World with the Power of Python
• Black Hat Python. Python Programming for Hackers and Pentesters

O'Reilly

• Raspberry Pi Cookbook. Software and Hardware Problems and Solutions
• Head First Python, 2nd Edition
• Python for Unix and Linux System Administration (2008)

Packt Pub

• Python Projects for Kids
• Raspberry Pi Projects for Kids
• Python Programming for Arduino
• Pro Python System Administration (2010)

Hardware

• Cozmo

Raspberry Pi

• Raspberry Pi

  • Getting Started with Minecraft Pi
  • Create a "Whac-a-block" game in Minecraft
  • MagPi issues

• The Raspberry Pi Platform and Python Programming for the Raspberry Pi

• gpiozero - A simple interface to GPIO devices with Raspberry Pi.

Arduino

• Arduino and Python
• Using Python with Arduino

BBC microbit

• The micro:bit Foundation
• BBC micro:bit MicroPython
• Microbit Playground

PyBoard

• MicroPython

ESP32

• MicroPython

Adafruit CircuitPython

• CircuitPython - a MicroPython fork for teaching coding with microcontrollers
• Awesome CircuitPython - A curated list of awesome CircuitPython guides, videos, libraries, frameworks, software and resources.

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