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Resources

Study Materials

Exam problems from past CSE 160 offerings will be posted here soon.

Course Tools

CSE 160 uses a handful of online tools for different components of the course, each of which is accessible via a UW NetID login and linked on the course website (important links are pinned in the top navigation bar). Canvas is not used in CSE 160.

• JupyterHub is our web-based programming environment that includes the relevant assignment starter files.
• Gradescope is used for submitting and grading assignments and exams.
• EdStem (also called “Ed”) hosts the course discussion board.
• Panopto contains the Wednesday and Friday lecture recordings.

Python

• PythonTutor is a very helpful tool that allows you to execute a program line by line, displaying the variables and data structures that the program creates during execution.
• The official Python documentation has a Python Tutorial that walks step-by-step through important Python features and syntax.

Reference

• The CSE 160 Code Quality Guide outlines conventions and guidelines for the formatting of Python code that we’ll adhere to in this class.
• The flake8 Python utility provides a programmatic way to check for adherence to Python style conventions. Such a utility is often called a code “linter”. Consult the flake8 documentation for details about the style rules that flake8 enforces.
• The Python documentation can be helpful if you want maximum detail about specific Python features.