Why should Python be a compulsory introductory programming course in Lima (Peru) universities?
Carlos Sotomayor-Beltran, Guillermo Wenceslao Zarate Segura, Avid Roman–Gonzalez · 2018 IEEE International Conference on Automation/XXIII Congress of the Chilean Association of Automatic Control (ICA-ACCA) · 2018
Python is a computer programming language being widely used in the developed world for a diversity of applications. Extensively used in scientific research and spanning areas like finance and biomedicine, Python is making a breakthrough in many professions. Worldwide rankings from popularity in programming languages and also our own show that Python is among the three most preferred ones around the world. A case is then presented to urgently introduce Python as a core introductory programming language in the curricula of the computer science departments in the universities of Lima, Peru, for starters. We also discuss an introductory methodology in programming with Python in order to make a better impact of what this programming language is capable of.