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This module provides a brief introduction to program organization using scripts, modules, and packages.

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Preface

This module is one in a collection of modules on Python designed for teaching ITSE 1359 Introduction to Scripting Languages: Python at Austin Community College in Austin, TX.

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This document provides a brief introduction to program organization using scripts, modules, and packages.

Discussion

Although you won't need this information initially, once your Python programs become larger than a few lines of code, you may want to organize them into scripts , modules , and packages . There is no shortage of online material on that topic. Here is a list of online resourcesthat explain how to organize your programs:

Also, as you write more complicated programs, you will need to use modules that are contained in the standard Python distribution. Here is a link to anindex of those modules in Python 3.4.2:

This information is being provided at this early stage in the course so that you will know where to find it when you need it.

Miscellaneous

This section contains a variety of miscellaneous information.

Housekeeping material
  • Module name: Itse1359-1015-Program Organization
  • File: Itse1359-1015.htm
  • Published: 10/14/14
  • Revised: 12/28/14
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Affiliation : I am a professor of Computer Information Technology at Austin Community College in Austin, TX.

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