Python for Kids A Playful Introduction to Programming

Name: Python for Kids A Playful Introduction to Programming
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ISBN: 9781593274078

ISBN-10: 1593274076

ISBN-13: 9781593274078

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jason R. Briggs

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Python for Kids is a lighthearted introduction to the Python language and programming in general, complete with illustrations and kid-friendly examples. Jason Briggs, author of the popular online tutorial "Snake Wrangling for Kids," begins with the basics of how to install Python and write simple commands. In bite-sized chapters, he instructs readers on the essentials of Python, including how to use Python's extensive standard library, the difference between strings and lists, and using for-loops and while-loops. By the end of the book, readers have built a game and created drawings with Python's graphics library, Turtle. Each chapter closes with fun and relevant exercises that challenge…

Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: No Starch Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/12/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 7.05" wide x 9.25" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.870
Language: English

Jason R. Briggs has been a programmer since the age of eight, when he first learned BASIC on a Radio Shack TRS-80. Since then he has written software professionally as a developer and systems architect and served as Contributing Editor for Java Developer's Journal. His articles have appeared in JavaWorld, ONJava and ONLamp. Python for Kids is his first book.