UNDERSTANDING PYTHON: Beginner’s Guide to Programming

by Sabry Fattah

Understanding Python introduces the aspiring programmer to the concepts and skills of programming in Python, the most powerful, easy-to-read programming languages around. It takes you from basic ideas to mastering code writing while giving examples for each command and statement. It helps you get familiar with designing simple programs.

Python is a general purpose, high-level language can be extended and embedded in many programming problems. This book goes through the skills you need to know for the building blocks of programs and the way to develop your code to perform the actions you plan. Understanding the main concepts in Python language with lots of clear examples in this book will promote your mastering of programming in Python.

Topics
- Programming main concepts.
- Basic elements and syntax of Python.
- How to design programs?
- How work with strings? formatting, searching and modifying them.
- How to use control structures?
- Datatypes, Lists and Dictionaries.
- Classes and Object-Oriented Programming.
- How to import modules; build lists; create an organized dictionary; handle functions, and manage data?
- What is namespace? How to build modules and packages?
- Python Standard Library and how make good use of it.
- Examples of Modules in Python and their functions.
- Examples of designing programs in Python.

192 pages, Paperback

Published December 21, 2020

About the author

Dr Sabry Abdel Fattah is a highly experienced consultant psychiatrist who has been living in the United Kingdom since 1990. After graduating from medical school in Cairo, he underwent rigorous training in psychodynamic psychotherapy and group therapy before enrolling in post-graduate studies in psychiatry at the University of London, where he qualified with an M.Sc. Neuroscience degree. In 1995, he joined the Department of Psychiatry at Edinburgh University as a Research Fellow and contributed to numerous scientific publications during his time there. With more than four decades of experience both within the UK and overseas, Dr. Abdel Fattah also has extensive knowledge and interest outside of psychiatry; including computer programming, scientific writing, philosophy, arts, literature, and history.