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 ===Programming basics===
+'''Inherently multi-session.'''
+To be written. Outline:
+* Basic input/output, variables, and basic arithmetic.
+* Types in Python: int, float, long, string. What to do when types matter (typecasting between primitives).
+* Boolean expressions; the boolean type. Control flow: if/elif/else, while loops.
+* Sequence types: list, tuple. Control flow: for loops (pythonic sequence iteration).
+* Mapping types: dict. Iterating over dictionaries properly.
+* Function definitions, the def statement, using function arguments, calling custom functions, specifying values of named arguments.
+* Class definitions, the object-oriented model, the meaning of 'self'.
+* File input and output. Parsing command-line arguments. String formatting.
+* Regular expressions, basic text processing.
+* Additional topics TBD.
+* Putting it all together: project TBD.
 ===Programming methods===