Abstract:
A variety of programming languages are used to teach fundamentals of programming in
Universities in Sri Lanka. Among them Python is a modern language with readable and
clean syntax. Python is a widely used high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic
programming language. Its design philosophy emphasizes code readability, and its syntax
allows programmers to express concepts in fewer lines of code than possible in languages
such as C++ or Java. The language provides constructs intended to enable writing clear
programs on both a small and large scale. Python supports multiple programming
paradigms, including object-oriented, imperative, functional programming,
and procedural styles. It features a dynamic type system and automatic memory
management and has a large and comprehensive standard library. Its design was informed
by experiences with other teaching languages so it is considered suitable for such use.
However some universities teach PASCAL which is rarely used now. In this research I will
discuss the possibility of replacing this Pascal with Python.
