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rivition python
Cards in this deck (10)
- 1loopLast lesson we saw how using loops can reduce the amount of code needed for geometric shapes
If a pattern repeats, then using a loop means we only have to write out the repeating part once - 2functionA function is a procedure that takes an input, such as size or number of sides
- 3veriblreA variable is a way to store a value and use it multiple times in a program
- 4penup/pendownpenup() tells the turtle to stop drawing, so it can be moved about without leaving a line
pendown() tells the turtle to start drawing, so lines can be created - 5pencolorpencolor() can be used to change the colour of the line that is drawn by the turtle
- 6fillcolor
- 7what languish do we spell inamarican
- 8prograsmingProgramming is simply providing instructions to a computer to solve a problem
Different systems are able to use different instructions
The difficult part is deciding how to combine the available instructions to get the result we want - 9pythonPython is a programming language
Instructions are written using Python, which the computer then executes
Python is one of the most widely used programming language and is supported on nearly every device - 10what python app do we usethonny