Basics

Question 1

Computers have their own language

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Machine Language that are developed by humans

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A complete set of known commands is called

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Intstruction List

IL

example describe how to tie shoe

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The difference, though, is that human languages developed naturally.

Moreover, they are still evolving, and new words are created every day as old words disappear.

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Natural languages

Grunts to Shakespear and beyond

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make up a language

ALLS

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an alphabet: a set of symbols used to build words of a certain language (e.g., the Latin alphabet for English, the Cyrillic alphabet for Russian, Kanji for Japanese, and so on)

a lexis: (aka a dictionary) a set of words the language offers its users (e.g., the word “computer” comes from the English language dictionary, while “cmoptrue” doesn’t; the word “chat” is present both in English and French dictionaries, but their meanings are different)

a syntax: a set of rules (formal or informal, written or felt intuitively) used to determine if a certain string of words forms a valid sentence (e.g., “I am a python” is a syntactically correct phrase, while “I a python am” isn’t)

semantics: a set of rules determining if a certain phrase makes sense (e.g., “I ate a doughnut” makes sense, but “A doughnut ate me” doesn’t)

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Instruction List

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ABC
Alphabet Soup
Alphabet of computers

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We need a language in which humans can write their programs and a language that computers may use to execute the programs, one that is far more complex than machine language and yet far simpler than natural language.

high-level programming languages

typing code so that HAL understands

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Source Code

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Files that contain source code

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Source Files

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source code translated once and repeated each time it is modified) and contains the machine code and is distributable worldwide.

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Compilation

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the program that does the translation of the code worldwide is called

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Compiler

Bulldog……. worldwide

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you (or any user of the code) can translate the source program each time it has to be run

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INTERPRETATION

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Program running the INTERPRETATION is

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Interpreter

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Interpreter is much like the Enigma machine that requires both the user and the end user to

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Have the interpreter. If that does not happen it does not work.

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Let’s assume once more that you have written a program. Now, it exists as a

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Computer File

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piece of text - actually piece of text - that is actually part of the source code of a

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program.

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each text file is like madonna

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pure text - like a virgin

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Bulldog advantages worldwide

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faster

only user needs compiler

data stored as machine language

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Enigma Interpretation advantages

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run code as soon as it is completed

code stored as computer language

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Bulldog disadvantages

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time comsuming

must have 1 compiler per h/w platform

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Enigma disadvantages

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not performant

both creator and end user need secret decoder book.

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Monty Python speaks fluently with

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interpreted language

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To program the python you will need the

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interpetor - cant run code without it

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languages used in the interpretation - enigma machine - manner like python are called

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scripting languages

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the source programs that use interpretation manner much like enigma machine are called

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scripts

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Python was created by Guido Van Rossum and the name is based on Monty Python’s Flying Circus

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Guido is doing his version of Ministry of Silly Walks..

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Python Goals

easy (and intuitive)

open source

understandable

suitable for everyday tasks

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EOUS

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Python is EZ

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learn

teach

use

understand

obtain

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Python drawbacks

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not performant

can be resistant to testing techniques

debugging can be a bitch - Grace Hopper hates that!

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Python is most prevelent on

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Internet Services - ISPS

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Python used by scientists, testers and

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everyday use application

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Python has friends in low places and is not suitable for creating drivers

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low-level programming.

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Python is not used in mobile devices

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This is the land of Android

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Python2 and Python3 are not

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Compatible and don’t talk to eachother

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All versions of Python3 are

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backwards compatible

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like J. Jonah Jamesons supports you in writing code

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editor

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where to start and forcible stop code

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console

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launches code step-by-step and allows inspection at each moment of execution

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debugger

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Integrated Development Environment

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IDLE

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Error Output

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the traceback (which is the path that the code traverses through different parts of the program - you can ignore it for now, as it is empty in such a simple code);

the location of the error (the name of the file containing the error, line number and module name); note: the number may be misleading, as Python usually shows the place where it first notices the effects of the error, not necessarily the error itself;

the content of the erroneous line; note: IDLE’s editor window doesn’t show line numbers, but it displays the current cursor location at the bottom-right corner; use it to locate the erroneous line in a long source code;

the name of the error and a short explanation.