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1. Why Program?

Introduction

• 1.1. Why should you learn to write programs?
• 1.2. Creativity and motivation
• 1.3. Computer hardware architecture
• 1.4. Understanding programming
• 1.5. Words and sentences in Python
• 1.6. Conversing with Python
• 1.7. Terminology: Interpreter and compiler
• 1.8. Writing a program
• 1.9. What is a program?
• 1.10. The building blocks of programs
• 1.11. What could possibly go wrong?
• 1.12. Debugging
• 1.13. The learning journey
• 1.14. Glossary
• 1.15. Exercises

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