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 * Yorktown High School, in Arlington Virginia ([http://www.elkner.net/ Jeff Elkner])  * Yorktown High School, in Arlington Virginia ([[http://www.elkner.net/|Jeff Elkner]])
 * [[http://www.gfc.edu.co/colegio/proyectos/spt/|Gimnasio Fidel Cano]], Bogotá, Colombia ([[http://igor.tamarapatino.org|Igor Támara]])
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 * RMIT University
  * Computer science teaches course with Python
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 * University of Toronto
  * The CS department has introduced [[http://www.artsandscience.utoronto.ca/ofr/calendar/crs_csc.htm#CSC120H1|Computer Science for the Sciences]], an introductory course aimed at (mainly) life sciences students.
  * [[http://www.cdf.toronto.edu/~csc207h/winter|CSC207H]] is a third-semester course that teaches several weeks of Python.
  * A few 2nd- and 3rd-year theory courses have students implement some algorithms in Python.
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  * One of the more prestigious engineering/comp-sci schools in Canada is using it officially in [http://www.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~cs488/ CS488 (Intro to 3D graphics)], and I'm told there's lots of use among faculty, staff and students. I don't think they actually teach much Python, they're focused on teaching OpenGL/graphics programming, but they do wind up using it as the framework into which the students slot their code.   * One of the more prestigious engineering/comp-sci schools in Canada is using it officially in [[http://www.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~cs488/|CS488 (Intro to 3D graphics)]], and I'm told there's lots of use among faculty, staff and students. I don't think they actually teach much Python, they're focused on teaching OpenGL/graphics programming, but they do wind up using it as the framework into which the students slot their code.

 * Wilfrid Laurier University
  * Python is taught in the Introduction to Programming ([[http://www.wlu.ca/physcomp/cp104/|CP104]]) and Data Structures ([[http://www.wlu.ca/physcomp/cp114/|CP114]]) courses.
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  * Note: Cégeps are collegiate level schools giving a 2 year pre-university program or a 3 year professionnal program such as [http://www.cvm.qc.ca/informatique/pages/main.html Computing Technology]   * Note: Cégeps are collegiate level schools giving a 2 year pre-university program or a 3 year professionnal program such as [[http://www.cvm.qc.ca/informatique/pages/main.html|Computing Technology]]
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 * Université Paris Sud (Paris XI) - IUT d'Orsay
  * Python is used as computer science learning language for the "DUT Mesures Physiques" cursus
  * http://www.iut-orsay.fr/dptmphy/Pedagogie/
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 * Institut Pasteur - Cours d'Informatique en Biologie
  * Python is used a the main language for teaching programming.
  * Course description: http://www.pasteur.fr/formation/infobio/
  * Online Python course: http://www.pasteur.fr/formation/infobio/python/
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 * Chapman University, Orange
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 * Florida Community College at Jacksonville
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  * [http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/cs1315 Introduction to Media Computation]   * [[http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/cs1315|Introduction to Media Computation]]
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 * Luther College
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 * Western Michigan University
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=== New York ===
 * Binghamton University
   * Introduction to programming for students without any programming experience.
   * Python is used in this course using John Zelle's book
   * Course homepage: http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~cs110/


=== North Carolina ===
 * Brunswick Community College, Supply NC
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 * [http://www.fbeedle.com/99-6.html Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science] by John Zelle. Also see John Zelle's [http://mcsp.wartburg.edu/zelle/python/ Teaching with Python].  * [[http://www.fbeedle.com/99-6.html|Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science]] by John Zelle. Also see John Zelle's [[http://mcsp.wartburg.edu/zelle/python/|Teaching with Python]].
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 * [http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/ How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python] by Allen Downey, Jeff Elkner and Chris Meyers  * [[http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/|How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python]] by Allen Downey, Jeff Elkner and Chris Meyers
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 * [http://www.python.org/other/python.mov Introducing Python] (Quicktime video, 14 minutes long, 68MB)  * [[http://www.python.org/other/python.mov|Introducing Python]] (Quicktime video, 14 minutes long, 68MB)

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Introduction

This is a listing of schools that are using Python in their curriculum.

I would like to confirm each of the schools below by linking to a specific web page with a course listing and/or the professor(s) teaching classes that involve the use of Python. Each listing should be expanded with a description of how Python is being used. -- KevinAltis

Need to copy info from:

High Schools

Colleges and Universities

Australia

  • University of New South Wales
    • Computer science taught/teaches course(s) with Python (as of about 2001)
  • RMIT University
    • Computer science teaches course with Python

Canada

  • University of Toronto
    • The CS department has introduced Computer Science for the Sciences, an introductory course aimed at (mainly) life sciences students.

    • CSC207H is a third-semester course that teaches several weeks of Python.

    • A few 2nd- and 3rd-year theory courses have students implement some algorithms in Python.
  • University of Waterloo
    • One of the more prestigious engineering/comp-sci schools in Canada is using it officially in CS488 (Intro to 3D graphics), and I'm told there's lots of use among faculty, staff and students. I don't think they actually teach much Python, they're focused on teaching OpenGL/graphics programming, but they do wind up using it as the framework into which the students slot their code.

  • Wilfrid Laurier University
    • Python is taught in the Introduction to Programming (CP104) and Data Structures (CP114) courses.

  • Cégep du Vieux-Montréal
    • Used for Advanced Web Development course (420-B63-VM)
    • Note: Cégeps are collegiate level schools giving a 2 year pre-university program or a 3 year professionnal program such as Computing Technology

France

United Kingdom

United States

California

Colorado

  • University of Northern Colorado

Connecticut

  • Wesleyan University

Florida

  • University of Florida
  • Florida Community College at Jacksonville

Georgia

Idaho

  • Lewis & Clark State College

Iowa

  • University of Iowa
  • Wartburg College
    • Zelle's school
  • Luther College

Kentucky

  • Morehead State University

Massachusetts

  • Hampshire College

Michigan

  • Western Michigan University
  • Kalamazoo College

Minnesota

  • Minnesota State at Bemidji

Mississippi

  • Mississippi College

Missouri

  • Southeast Missouri State

New York

  • Binghamton University
    • Introduction to programming for students without any programming experience.
    • Python is used in this course using John Zelle's book
    • Course homepage: http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~cs110/

North Carolina

  • Brunswick Community College, Supply NC

Ohio

  • Capital University
    • Python is used in the traditional CS1 course using John Zelle's book
    • Python and C++ are used in CS2
    • lab assignments in many courses may be written in Python or C++
    • contact person: David Reed (dreed (at) capital.edu)
  • Kent State

Oregon

  • Mt Hood Community College

Pennsylvania

  • Bryn Mawr College

need to confirm

Books

Other Materials

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