Python for Absolute Beginners: A Practical Introduction to Modern Python with Simple Hands-on Projects
- Length: 385 pages
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- Publisher: Independently published
- Publication Date: 2021-11-22
- ISBN-10: B09M5B6NB4
- ISBN-13: 9798772028322
- Sales Rank: #391257 (See Top 100 Books)
Learn Real Python Programming Today! With Hands-On Coding Projects and Exercises
Wanna learn programming? Wanna learn Python? Start from this book! This book will teach you the fundamentals of programming and the Python language basics, in a series of thoughtfully organized lessons for the most effective learning experience. It includes many hands-on exercises!
Python for (Absolute) Beginners will give you the best introduction to programming in Python whether you are coming from a different programming language background or you are learning programming for the first time. This book covers all the essential features of Modern Python (Python 3.10/3.11) through the carefully designed code examples.
Python for (Absolute) Beginners starts from the absolute basics such as how to install the Python tools on your machine, and how to use the Python interactive shell, and it covers all the key concepts of Python 3 with enough depth to be useful even to the experienced programmers.
Python for (Absolute) Beginners is rather unique in that, throughout the book, we cover the fundamentals of Python programming while working on a few simple real programming projects. The book also includes a few “lab sessions” with a number of practical exercises, in which the readers can practice real hands-on programming.
Python for (Absolute) Beginners covers the following topics, among others:
- How to install Python locally on your machine.
- How to effectively use the Python REPL (interactive shell)
- The basic structure of a Python program.
- Python modules and packages.
- Basic constructs of Python such as expressions and statements.
- Simple built-in data types, e.g., as integer, float, bool, and string.
- Complex built-in data types, e.g., list, tuple, and dictionary.
- Objects. Variables and assignments.
- Immutability vs mutability.
- Arithmetic and comparison operations.
- Built-in functions and methods, e.g., print(), input(), type(), etc.
- Loops using the for and while statements.
- If-else conditional expressions and conditional statements.
- The new `match` statement. (New as of 3.10.) Structural pattern matching.
- How to define a function using the def statement.
- How to define a custom type using the class statement.
- How to create a new enum type.
- Typing and type annotations.
- Fundamental concepts of programming such as “recursion”.
- Object oriented programming (OOP).
- Basics of the software development process.
Order your copy and start learning real Python programming today!
Note 1: The book primarily uses CLI (terminal programs), and not IDEs, to illustrate the software development practice.
Note 2: Smart people will most likely pick up this book and end up learning real solid Python programming in the long run!
Preface
Introduction
Modern Python
Book Organization
Absolute Basics
1. Hello Monty Python
1.1. The First Step
1.2. The Project
2. Development Environment Setup
2.1. Command Line Interface (CLI)
2.2. Python Installation
2.3. Visual Studio Code
2.4. Python Extension
2.5. Test Program
2.6. How to Run Python Programs
2.7. Code Review
2.8. Type Annotations
2.9. Summary
3. Interactive Tour of Python
3.1. Python REPL
3.2. Basic Concepts of Programming
3.3. Summary
4. Numbers, Strings, and More
4.1. Starting Python Interactive Session
4.2. Numbers in Python
4.3. Builtin type Function
4.4. Errors
4.5. Expressions
4.6. Interactive vs Non-Interactive Modes
4.7. Builtin print Function
4.8. The None Object
4.9. Boolean Expressions
4.10. Dynamic Typing
4.11. Builtin bool Function
4.12. Simple and Compound Statements
4.13. Conditional Statement
4.14. Strings in Python
4.15. String Concatenations
4.16. Ending Python Interactive Session
4.17. Summary
5. Tuples, Lists, and Some Inspirations
5.1. Complex Types
5.2. Tuple Literals
5.3. Expression List
5.4. Tuple Type
5.5. List Literals
5.6. List Operations
5.7. "Names" in Python
5.8. Assignment
5.9. Slicing
5.10. Sorting
5.11. Help!!
5.12. Inspirations
5.13. Summary
6. Review - Basics
6.1. Questions
6.2. Exercises
Rock Paper Scissors Project
7. Hello Rock Paper Scissors!
7.1. Working on a Project
7.2. Let’s Play Rock Paper Scissors
8. Software Design
8.1. Deconstructing Rock Paper Scissors
8.2. Tasks
9. Project Setup
9.1. Workspace
9.2. Virtual Environments
9.3. Package Install
9.4. Source Control System
Imperative Programming
10. Main Project - Rock Paper Scissors
10.1. Rock Paper Scissors
10.2. Import Statement
10.3. Function Definition
10.4. Comparison Operators
10.5. The if Statement
10.6. Builtin input Function
10.7. Variables/Names
10.8. Rules on Names
10.9. Naming Conventions
10.10. Scopes
10.11. String Methods
10.12. Random Module
10.13. Boolean Operators
10.14. Lines in Python
10.15. Error Handling
10.16. Putting It All Together
10.17. Code Review
11. Lab 1 - Expressions and Statements
11.1. Echo
11.2. Dice Rolls
11.3. Is It Positive?
11.4. To Uppercase
11.5. Random Letters
11.6. Random Arithmetic
11.7. Can I Buy a Vowel?
11.8. All True or Not
11.9. Spade, Heart, Diamond, or Clubs
11.10. Random Suit
11.11. The Same Suit Or Not
11.12. Rock Paper Scissors
Procedural Programming
12. Rock Paper Scissors - The Sequel
12.1. Python Modules
12.2. Python Packages
12.3. Tuple Unpacking
12.4. Function Definitions
12.5. Function def with Type Annotations
12.6. Expression Statements
12.7. Doc Strings
12.8. Ellipsis (…)
12.9. random.choice()
12.10. Sequence Replication
12.11. f-String Expressions
12.12. Conditional Expressions
12.13. "States"
12.14. For Range Loop
12.15. While Loop
12.16. Error Handling
12.17. Putting It All Together
12.18. Code Review
13. Lab 2 - Functions, Loops, and More
13.1. Sum
13.2. Product
13.3. Filtered Sum
13.4. Singular vs Plural Nouns
13.5. Power Operator
13.6. Tuple Parameter
13.7. Reverse a List
13.8. Rock Paper Scissors
13.9. How Many Rounds?
13.10. Best of Seven
Object Oriented Programming
14. Rock Paper Scissors - The Finale
14.1. Modules and Packages
14.2. Backslashes
14.3. Optional and Union Types
14.4. Boolean Context
14.5. Recursion
14.6. Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
14.7. Class
14.8. Class Objects
14.9. Constructors
14.10. Class Variables
14.11. Instance Objects
14.12. Instance Variables
14.13. Instance Methods
14.14. Private Members
14.15. Dunder Attributes
14.16. Inheritance
14.17. Polymorphism
14.18. Truth Values
14.19. Enum
14.20. Match Statement
14.21. Dictionary
14.22. Putting It All Together
14.23. Code Review
15. Lab 3 - OOP and Other Modern Features
15.1. Days of the Week
15.2. I’ll Be Going …
15.3. Playing Cards
15.4. Length Function
15.5. Sum Function
15.6. Product Function
15.7. String Length Comparison
15.8. String Concat Function
15.9. Multiplication Table
15.10. Fibonacci Sequence
15.11. Rock Paper Scissors
Wrapping Up
16. Final Projects
16.1. Computer vs Computer
16.2. How to Prevent Cheating
16.3. Student Records
16.4. War (Card Game)
17. Epilog - Let’s Play!
Credits
About the Author
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