Python in Easy Steps

Name: Python in Easy Steps
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ISBN: 9781840785968

ISBN-10: 1840785969

ISBN-13: 9781840785968

Edition: 2013

Authors: Mike McGrath

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Description:

Python in easy steps covers everything the reader needs to know to start programming with Python.

Book details

List price: $10.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: In Easy Steps Limited
Publication date: 9/12/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 7.38" wide x 8.88" long x 0.11" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English




Getting started


Introducing Python


Installing Python on Windows


Installing Python on Linux


Meeting the interpreter


Writing your first program


Employing variables


Obtaining user input


Correcting errors


Summary



Performing operations


Doing arithmetic


Assigning values


Comparing values


Assessing logic


Examining conditions


Setting precedence


Casting data types


Manipulating bits


Summary



Making statements


Writing lists


Manipulating lists


Restricting lists


Associating list elements


Branching with if


Looping while true


Looping over items


Breaking out of loops


Summary



Defining Functions


Understanding scope


Supplying arguments


Returning values


Using callbacks


Adding placeholders


Producing generators


Handling exceptions


Debugging assertions


Summary



Importing modules


Storing functions


Owning function names


Interrogating the system


Performing mathematics


Calculating decimals


Telling the time


Running a timer


Matching patterns


Summary



Managing strings


Manipulating strings


Formatting strings


Modifying strings


Converting strings


Accessing files


Reading and writing files


Updating file strings


Pickling data


Summary



Programming objects


Encapsulating data


Creating instance objects


Addressing class attributes


Examining built-in attributes


Collecting garbage


Inheriting features


Overriding base methods


Harnessing polymorphism


Summary



Processing requests


Sending responses


Handling values


Submitting forms


Providing text areas


Checking boxes


Choosing radio buttons


Selecting options


Uploading files


Summary



Building interfaces


Launching a window


Responding to buttons


Displaying messages


Gathering entries


Listing options


Polling radio buttons


Checking boxes


Adding images


Summary



Developing applications


Generating random numbers


Planning the program


Designing the interface


Assigning static properties


Initializing dynamic properties


Adding runtime functionality


Testing the program


Freezing the program


Deploying the application


Summary


Index