RUR-PLE
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RUR - Python Learning Environment (RUR-PLE) is an educational tool to help students learn the Python
Python (programming language)
Python is a general-purpose, high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability. Python claims to "[combine] remarkable power with very clear syntax", and its standard library is large and comprehensive...

 programming language. RUR-PLE uses the idea behind Karel the Robot, making the learning of Python programming more interesting. A student writes a program that controls a 'robot' that moves through a city consisting of a rectangular grid of streets (left-right) and avenues (up-down).

It is very similar to GvR
Guido van Robot
Guido van Robot is an educational tool to help students learn the Python programming language, named after the creator of Python, Guido van Rossum. GvR uses the idea behind Karel the Robot, making the learning of Python programming more interesting...

, but RUR-PLE can use all Python features (while GvR only limited subset of syntax).
RUR-PLE has 48 lessons (in main European languages and Chinese) with the code and robot environment examples to experiment with.

A second implementation of RUR-PLE, Rurple NG is in progress.

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