編程語言Python進入山東小學課堂

In addition to Chinese, math and English, primary school students in Shandong province are now required to master a new skill – programming.

除了語文、數學和英語，山東省的小學生們如今還被要求掌握一門新技能--編程。

Python, a popular programming language, has recently been added to the textbook of information technology for sixth-grade students in Shandong province.

流行編程語言Python近日被納入山東省六年級學生的信息技術課本。

The Python class is mainly opened to cultivate children's interest in the programming language, said Chen Fei, an associate researcher at Shenzhen University.

深圳大學副研究員陳飛表示，Python課程的開設主要是爲了培養孩子對編程語言的興趣。

"This Python class can show the magical power of computers and arouse children's enthusiasm," said Chen.

陳飛說：“Python課程可以展示計算機的神奇魔力，引發學生的興趣。”

This isn't the only example of the growing importance attached to the coding language in China.

這並不是編程語言在中國變得越來越重要的唯一的一個例子。

According to a notice issued by the exam administration body of the Education Ministry, Python will become a test subject in the National Computer Rank Examination starting March 2018.

根據教育部考試中心發佈的一項通知，2018年3月起，Python將成爲國家計算機等級考試的考試科目之一。

Python, first released in 1991, is a general-purpose programming language.

Python於1991年第一次發行，是一種通用型編程語言。

It has a design philosophy that emphasizes code readability, and a syntax that allows programmers to express concepts in fewer lines of code than languages such as C++ or Java, contributing to its growing popularity over the past few years.

Python有一種強調代碼可讀性的設計理念，以及相比較C++或Java來說，擁有一種允許程序員使用更少的代碼來表述概念的語法，這也使得在過去的幾年裏它的人氣不斷上升。