Learn to Program with Python 3

Python is one of the most widely used computer languages in the world. It's popularity is growing steadily every day. There are many courses you can take to learn Python. However, there is no book out there that has become the Bible for students who are completely new to the world of software development, to learn how to program in Python. The author has searched without success for such a book. The author has taken his personally developed, highly successful curriculum, which he has taught in a number of Silicon Valley colleges, and turned it into this book.

Teaches programming with a step-by-step approach honed in the author's Python courses Updated for the latest Python 3 code and techniques Concepts build on each other throughout the book and a variety of sample programs are provided including a game example

Autorentext
Irv Kalb has a BS and MS in Computer Science, and has worked as a software developer, manager, and as a teacher of software throughout his career. He has worked both as an employee for a number of technical companies and for many years as an independent consultant. He has been writing technical articles and ebooks about software since 2000, and has been teaching software development in Silicon Valley colleges since 2010.

Inhalt

1. Getting Started.- 2. Variables and Assignment Statements.- 3. Built-in Functions.- 4. User-Defined Functions.- 5. if, else, and elif Statements.- 6. Loops.- 7. Lists.- 8. Strings.- 9. File Input / Output.- 10. Internet Data.- 11. Data Structures.- 12. Where to Go From Here.