This post explains how to print in Python. This should be the first thing that most people learn when starting a new programming language!

This post explains how to use if statements in Python. This will form the backbone of much of your code going forward! Else statements, nesting, + more.

You're taking a new programming class this fall, and you don't know anything about code. Python is taught widely in schools, and it's one of the most loved programming languages because it's simple.

print 'Area = ', getArea(2,4), 'feet' Note: We wrap the function in a print statement so the user will know what the number printed to the console means. Similarly, we could define variables which ...