Feasibility of Python in teaching programming

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Published: Mar 17, 2014
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Programming, Python, teaching.

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Rafael Martínez Estévez
Universidad de Ciencias Pedagógicas “Rafael María de Mendive”
Manuel Pereira Rosa
Universidad de Ciencias Pedagógicas “Rafael María de Mendive”
Raimundo González Fernández

Abstract

Given the diversity of the objectives of the programming courses in the Cuban educational system and the training of teachers, it is not easy to decide the language to be used in each case. The intention of this article is to bring to debate to our context a trend that has been growing in the last decade: Python as a first programming language. The aim of this study is to compile some inter national experiences in the use of Python in introductory programming courses, also analyzing their advantages and disadvantages.

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Martínez Estévez, R., Pereira Rosa, M., & González Fernández, R. (2014). Feasibility of Python in teaching programming. Mendive. Journal on Education, 12(2), 179–186. Retrieved from https://mendive.upr.edu.cu/index.php/MendiveUPR/article/view/659
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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2014): January-march
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