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-====== Introduction to Python Programming ======
+====== Python Programming ======
-The Introduction to Python Programming Class will meet from 2PM until 7PM on Saturday August 31st 2013.
+The Python Programming Class Part 2 will meet from 2PM until 7PM on Saturday September 14th 2013.
-There may or may not be a BBQ after the class... "may not" is a definite for those who don't donate!
+So you came to Intro to Python Programming and you said...yeah, yeah.
+Variables. Data types. Conditionals & loops. BORING. This stuff is too
+easy! I'll be doing a followup class that digs deeper into common
+builtin functions of standard data types, libraries, and ways you can
+solve common problems as a sys admin, hacker, math nerd, etc. The
+first part will be an interpreter hands on and the second part you'll
+solve problems with sample data, text files, etc.
+See below for instructions on what you need before the class (Python
+and a text editor, basically) as well as some introductory material
+for those who want to get a head start.
 =====  Equipment   =====
   * Computer
-  * Syntax-hilighting text editor (Notepad++, VIM, etc...) or IDE
+  * Python 2.7 [[http://python.org/download/releases/2.7.5/|Download]]
+  * Syntax-highlighting text editor (Notepad++, VIM, etc...) or an IDE
   * IQ > potato
+===== Prepare your brain before the class: =====
+  * http://docs.python.org/2/
+  * http://docs.python.org/2/library/index.html
+  * http://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html
+  * http://docs.python.org/2/c-api/
+  * http://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/stdlib.html
+=========================================
+===== Topics we'll cover: =====
+Stuff:
+  * Useful builtin functions
+  * Useful datatype functions
+  * List comprehensions
+  * Lambda functions
+  * Generators
+  * Function decorators
+Common happenings & hands-on exercises:
+  * Math problems
+  * Sorting problems
+  * File parsing problems
+(There will be a lot of these small, hands-on problems. Prizes for
+highest # solved!)