[Edu-sig] When to introduce OOP

[Timothy Wilson]

Hi everyone,

I'm working on planning my Python course for this fall, and I'd like to get
the group's advise on when I should introduce OOP. I work with Zope a lot
and the OO paradigm is pretty deeply embedded there. I've really gotten to
like it. (Not that I've mastered it. :-)

Now I'm fully aware that Python is just as capable a procedural programming
language as it is an OO one. I don't want to skip talking about that side of
things, but OOP seems so prevalent in many areas that I'd like to get my
students working with it as soon as possible.

I'd appreciate any thoughts you might have on this topic.

-Tim

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