Basic Python: We'll carefully avoid advanced Python We need these things: conditionals (if statements) string processing and text manipulation variables argparse That's about it... Today: Python intro Sort of 111 review, maybe 2 vs. 3 getoutput and system C has system, but not getoutput I can show you how, but not today variables and types Strings and putting things in strings: Many ways Conditionals blocks and block-structured languages argparse Includes . notation, like objects