Using input

Writing a text-based program

Computing

Working with numerical inputs

Using selection

Selection with multiple paths

Iteration using while loops

Building a program using control structures

This unit introduces pupils to text-based programming with Python. Pupils start with programs involving input and output, and gradually move on to using arithmetic operations, randomness, selection, and iteration. Pupils will consolidate these skills in a project at the end of the unit.

Introduction to Python programming

a named piece of data stored in a computer’s memory which can be accessed and changed by a computer program

a symbol or word that instructs the computer to perform a specific calculation or action

a sequence of characters, e.g. letters, numbers, spaces, and other symbols

a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero

compare two values and produce the result of True or False

an expression that evaluates to True or False

used when there is more than one possible path for a program to follow

an expression that combines relational and logical operators

selection when there is more than one path for a program to follow

a block of code where a loop is contained within another loop

the process of repeating a sequence of instructions within a program loop

a signal that is used to let a program know whether a condition has been met or not

Introduction to Python programming

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