Beginning Programming with Python For Dummies

  • 5h 35m
  • John Paul Mueller
  • John Wiley & Sons (US)
  • 2014

Python is one of the fastest growing programming languages, and no wonder. It requires three to five times less time than developing in Java, is a great building block for learning both procedural and object-oriented programming concepts, and is an ideal language for data analysis. Beginning Programming with Python For Dummies is the perfect guide to this dynamic and powerful programming language—even if you've never coded before! Author John Paul Mueller draws on his vast programming knowledge and experience to guide you step-by-step through the syntax and logic of programming with Python and provides several real-world programming examples to give you hands-on experience trying out what you've learned.

  • Provides a solid understanding of basic computer programming concepts and helps familiarize you with syntax and logic
  • Explains the fundamentals of procedural and object-oriented programming
  • Shows how Python is being used for data analysis and other applications
  • short, practical programming samples to apply your skills to real-world programming scenarios

Whether you've never written a line of code or are just trying to pick up Python, there's nothing to fear with the fun and friendly Beginning Programming with Python For Dummies leading the way.

About the Author

John Paul Mueller has produced 95 books and over 300 articles to date. He’s also contributed articles to magazines like DevSource, InformIT, SQL Server Professional, Visual C++ Developer, Hard Core Visual Basic, asp.netPRO, Software Test and Performance, and Visual Basic Developer.

In this Book

  • Introduction
  • Talking to Your Computer
  • Getting Your Own Copy of Python
  • Interacting with Python
  • Writing Your First Application
  • Storing and Modifying Information
  • Managing Information
  • Making Decisions
  • Performing Repetitive Tasks
  • Dealing with Errors
  • Interacting with Modules
  • Working with Strings
  • Managing Lists
  • Collecting All Sorts of Data
  • Creating and Using Classes
  • Storing Data in Files
  • Sending an E-Mail
  • Ten Amazing Programming Resources
  • Ten Ways to Make a Living with Python
  • Ten Interesting Tools
  • Ten Libraries You Need to Know about
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