Programming for Lovers in Python: Hello world, Variables and Functions

This video kicks off our Programming for Lovers course in Python with an introduction to core ideas in Python, including Hello World, variables, and functions. Programming for Lovers is an open online course where you write code to answer real scientific questions, built on award-winning teaching from Phillip Compeau, Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. ▶ Sign up for the mailing list to receive course materials, reminders, and earn a certificate: http://eepurl.com/iC9DSg ▶ Free course materials and companion resources: https://programmingforlovers.com ▶ Practice problems and autograded exercises for this code-along: https://cogniterra.org/course/63/promo ▶ Join the Philomath community on Discord:   / discord   ⸻ Philomath Membership All lectures and recordings are free and open. If you’d like to participate more deeply—through office hours, bonus sessions, and community support—you can become a Philomath member here: https://philomath.memberful.com Membership supports the instructors and helps keep Philomath open.