Sams Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours, 2nd Edition

Book Description

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours will help you get started fast, master all the core concepts of programming, and build anything from websites to games. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll move from the absolute basics through functions, objects, classes, modules, database integration, and more. Every lesson and case study application builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success!

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Python development tasks.

Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.

Notes present interesting information related to the discussion.

Tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.

Warnings alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.

Learn how to…

• Install and run the right version of Python for your operating system
• Store, manipulate, reformat, combine, and organize information
• Create logic to control how programs run and what they do
• Interact with users or other programs, wherever they are
• Save time and improve reliability by creating reusable functions
• Master Python data types: numbers, text, lists, and dictionaries
• Write object-oriented programs that work better and are easier to improve
• Expand Python classes to make them even more powerful
• Use third-party modules to perform complex tasks without writing new code
• Split programs to make them more maintainable and reusable
• Clearly document your code so others can work with it
• Store data in SQLite databases, write queries, and share data via JSON
• Simplify Python web development with the Flask framework
• Quickly program Python games with PyGame
• Avoid, troubleshoot, and fix problems with your code

Table of Contents

HOUR 1 Installing and Running Python
HOUR 2 Putting Numbers to Work in Python
HOUR 3 Logic in Programming
HOUR 4 Storing Text in Strings
HOUR 5 Processing Input and Output
HOUR 6 Grouping Items in Lists
HOUR 7 Using Loops to Repeat Code
HOUR 8 Using Functions to Create Reusable Code
HOUR 9 Using Dictionaries to Pair Keys with Values
HOUR 10 Making Objects
HOUR 11 Making Classes
HOUR 12 Expanding Classes to Add Functionality
HOUR 13 Using Pythona??s Modules to Add Functionality
HOUR 14 Splitting Up a Program
HOUR 15 Providing Documentation for Code
HOUR 16 Working with Program Files
HOUR 17 Sharing Information with JSON
HOUR 18 Storing Information in Databases
HOUR 19 Using SQL to Get More out of Databases
HOUR 20 Developing for the Web with Flask
HOUR 21 Making Games with PyGame
HOUR 22 Saving Your Code Properly Through Versioning
HOUR 23 Fixing Problem Code
HOUR 24 Taking the Next Steps with Python

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书名：Sams Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours, 2nd Edition

在短短24个小时或更短的时间里， 萨姆斯24小时自学巨蟒 将帮助您快速入门，掌握编程的所有核心概念，并构建从网站到游戏的任何东西。使用本书简单、循序渐进的方法，您将从绝对的基础知识过渡到函数、对象、类、模块、数据库集成等。每个课程和案例研究应用程序都建立在您已经学到的基础上，为您在现实世界中的成功奠定了坚实的基础！

循序渐进的说明仔细地指导您完成最常见的Python开发任务。

每章末尾的测验和练习有助于测试你的知识。

笔记提供了与讨论相关的有趣信息。

Tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.

警告提醒您可能出现的问题，并为您提供如何避免这些问题的建议。

Learn how to…

• 安装并运行适用于您的操作系统的正确版本的Python
• Store, manipulate, reformat, combine, and organize information
• 创建逻辑以控制程序的运行方式和功能
• 与用户或其他程序交互，无论他们身在何处
• 通过创建可重复使用的函数来节省时间并提高可靠性
• 主Python数据类型：数字、文本、列表和词典
• 编写工作更好、更易于改进的面向对象程序
• 扩展Python类以使其功能更强大
• Use third-party modules to perform complex tasks without writing new code
• Split programs to make them more maintainable and reusable
• Clearly document your code so others can work with it
• 在SQLite数据库中存储数据、编写查询并通过JSON共享数据
• 使用FlASK框架简化Python Web开发
• 使用PyGame快速编写Python游戏程序
• Avoid, troubleshoot, and fix problems with your code

目录表

第1小时安装和运行Python
2小时让数字在Python中工作
编程中的3小时逻辑
HOUR 4 Storing Text in Strings
5小时处理输入和输出
HOUR 6 Grouping Items in Lists
HOUR 7 Using Loops to Repeat Code
8小时使用函数创建可重用代码
第9小时使用词典配对关键字和值
10小时制作物品
11小时上课
12小时扩展类以添加功能
第13小时使用Pythona？s模块添加功能
HOUR 14 Splitting Up a Program
15小时提供代码文档
16小时使用程序文件
17小时与JSON共享信息
18小时在数据库中存储信息
19小时使用SQL让数据库发挥更大作用
使用Flask20小时为Web开发
HOUR 21 Making Games with PyGame
HOUR 22 Saving Your Code Properly Through Versioning
23小时修复问题代码
HOUR 24 Taking the Next Steps with Python