Learn to Think Like a Programmer: python programming for beginners

Book Description

Why Learn Python?

Python is a general-purpose language, which means it can be used to build just about anything, which will be made easy with the right tools/libraries.
Python is one of the over 1000 computer programming languages that are known today. Python has also grown tremendously to become one of the leading programming languages. People have liked it for its syntax and semantics which are easy for one to grasp, even those without a background in computer programming. Due to this, Python is taught to juniors in many schools worldwide.

Python is also cross-platform, meaning that one can code in Python from various operating systems. Professionally, Python is great for backend web development, data analysis, artificial intelligence, and scientific computing. People, companies and institutions have used Python to develop different applications including web applications, game applications, desktop applications etc. The popularity of Python also continues to rise every day.

中文：

书名：学会像程序员一样思考：面向初学者的Python编程

为什么要学习Python？

Python是一种通用语言，这意味着它可以用来构建几乎任何东西，使用正确的工具/库可以使构建变得容易。
Python是当今已知的1000多种计算机编程语言之一。Python也迅速成长为领先的编程语言之一。人们喜欢它的语法和语义，很容易掌握，即使那些没有计算机编程背景的人也是如此。正因为如此，世界各地的许多学校都在向低年级学生教授Python。

Python也是跨平台的，这意味着你可以在不同的操作系统上用Python编写代码。从专业角度讲，Python非常适合后端Web开发、数据分析、人工智能和科学计算。人们、公司和机构已经使用Python开发了不同的应用程序，包括Web应用程序、游戏应用程序、桌面应用程序等。