Introduction to Python Programming

by Andrew Ng

[Paperback is black&white] Python is an easy-to-use and easy-to learn programming language that is freely available on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux computers. In this book, you’ll learn Python by working through 15 chapters. 1. Introduction 2. Installation and Getting Started 3. Python IDEs and Debuggers 4. Python Basics 5. Data Types and Dynamic Typing 6. Control Constructs 7. Functions 8. Modules, Import-Statements and Packages 9. Advanced Functions and Namespaces 10. File Input/Output 11. Assertion and Exception Handling 12. Commonly-Used Python Standard Library Modules 13. Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Python 14. Unit Testing 15. Database Programming This book is designed for - Students who want to learn programming and computational thinking with no programming experience - Junior developers who know one or two languages - Returning professionals who haven’t written code in years - Seasoned professionals looking for a fast, simple, crash course in Python 3

219 pages, Paperback

Published October 2, 2017

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