Python Programming for Beginners: An Introduction to the Python Computer Language and Computer Programming

Book Description

If you want to learn how to program in Python, but don’t know where to start read on.

Knowing where to start when learning a new skill can be a challenge, especially when the topic seems so vast. There can be so much information available that you can’t even decide where to start. Or worse, you start down the path of learning and quickly discover too many concepts, commands, and nuances that aren’t explained. This kind of experience is frustrating and leaves you with more questions than answers.

Python Programming for Beginners doesn’t make any assumptions about your background or knowledge of Python or computer programming. You need no prior knowledge to benefit from this book. You will be guided step by step using a logical and systematic approach. As new concepts, commands, or jargon are encountered they are explained in plain language, making it easy for anyone to understand.

Here is what you will learn by reading Python Programming for Beginners:

• When to use Python 2 and when to use Python 3.
• How to install Python on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Screenshots included.
• How to prepare your computer for programming in Python.
• The various ways to run a Python program on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
• Suggested text editors and integrated development environments to use when coding in Python.
• How to work with various data types including strings, lists, tuples, dictionaries, booleans, and more.
• What variables are and when to use them.
• How to perform mathematical operations using Python.
• How to capture input from a user.
• Ways to control the flow of your programs.
• The importance of white space in Python.
• How to organize your Python programs — Learn what goes where.
• What modules are, when you should use them, and how to create your own.
• How to define and use functions.
• Important built-in Python functions that you’ll use often.
• How to read from and write to files.
• The difference between binary and text files.
• Various ways of getting help and finding Python documentation.
• Much more…

Every single code example in the book is available to download, providing you with all the Python code you need at your fingertips!

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 – Variables and Strings
Chapter 2 – Numbers, Math, and Comments
Chapter 3 – Booleans and Conditionals
Chapter 4 – Functions
Chapter 5 – Lists
Chapter 6 – Dictionaries
Chapter 7 – Tuples
Chapter 8 – Reading from and Writing to Files
Chapter 9 – Modules and the Python Standard Library

中文：

书名：初学者的Python编程：Python计算机语言和计算机编程简介

如果你想学习如何用Python语言编程，但不知道从哪里开始，请继续往下读。

当学习一项新技能时，知道从哪里开始可能是一个挑战，特别是当这个话题看起来如此之大的时候。可用的信息如此之多，以至于你甚至无法决定从哪里开始。或者更糟糕的是，你开始了学习之路，很快就发现了太多没有解释的概念、命令和细微差别。这种经历令人沮丧，留给你的问题多于答案。

Python Programming for Beginners 不要对你的背景或对Python或计算机编程的知识做任何假设。你不需要任何先验知识就能从这本书中获益。您将使用逻辑和系统的方法一步一步地指导您。当遇到新的概念、命令或行话时，它们都是用通俗易懂的语言解释的，使任何人都很容易理解。

以下是你将从阅读中学到的东西 Python Programming for Beginners:

• 何时使用Python2以及何时使用Python3。
• 如何在Windows、Mac和Linux上安装Python。包括屏幕截图。
• 如何为您的计算机做好使用Python编程的准备。
• 在Windows、Mac和Linux上运行Python程序的各种方法。
• 建议在使用Python编写代码时使用的文本编辑器和集成开发环境。
• 如何处理各种数据类型，包括字符串、列表、元组、字典、布尔值等。
• 变量是什么，以及何时使用它们。
• 如何使用Python执行数学运算。
• 如何捕获来自用户的输入。
• 控制程序流的方法。
• 空格在Python中的重要性。
• 如何组织您的Python程序；了解哪些程序会运行到哪里。
• 什么是模块，什么时候应该使用它们，以及如何创建自己的模块。
• How to define and use functions.
• 重要的内置Python函数，您将经常用到。
• 如何读取和写入文件。
• The difference between binary and text files.
• Various ways of getting help and finding Python documentation.
• Much more…

书中的每一个代码示例都可以下载，为您提供了您指尖上所需的所有Python代码！

Table of Contents

第1章变量和字符串
第二章：数字、数学和注释
第三章；布尔和条件句
Chapter 4 – Functions
Chapter 5 – Lists
Chapter 6 – Dictionaries
Chapter 7 – Tuples
第八章阅读和写入文件
第9章模块和Python标准库