ATU Sligo /ATU St Angela's

go

Python crash course : a hands-on, project-based introduction to programming /

Matthes, Eric, 1972-

Python crash course : a hands-on, project-based introduction to programming / - 525 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Includes index

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Getting started -- Variables and simple data types -- Introducing lists -- Working with lists -- If statements -- Dictionaries -- User input and while loops -- Functions -- Classes -- Files and exceptions -- Testing your code -- A ship that fires bullets -- Aliens! -- Scoring -- Generating data -- Downloading data -- Working with APIs -- Getting started with Django -- User accounts -- Styling and deploying an app -- Afterword --Appendix A : installing Python -- Appendix B : text editors -- Appendix C : getting help -- Appendix D : using Git for version control.

"A project-based introduction to programming in Python, with exercises. Covers general programming concepts, Python fundamentals, and problem solving. Includes three projects - how to create a simple video game, use data visualization techniques to make graphs and charts, and build an interactive web application"-- Python is the most popular programming language for beginners because it's fun, powerful, and easy to learn. So why should your introductory Python book be long and tedious? 'Python Crash Course' gets you up and running with Python, teaching you the basics quickly so that you can solve problems, make things, and do cool stuff. Each chapter explains a new programming concept and includes a set of exercises to help reinforce your new knowledge.

9781593276034 9781593276034: £23.50 1593276036

689145760361

2015018135


Python (Computer program language)
Python
Computer programming

005.133 / MAT