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He is Adobe's Senior Director of Education Initiatives, and has more than three decades of experience in the technology sector in product development, support, training, and product marketing. Ben is the award-winning author of more than 40 books, some of which have been translated into 16 languages, and many of which have become college textbooks. Through his books, lectures, lessons, and videos, Ben has taught coding skills to over a million people. Ben lives in Oak Park, MI, with his wife Marcy and their children. He welcomes your emails at ben@forta.com and invites you to visit him online at http:\/\/forta.com\/. \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eShmuel Forta\u003c\/b\u003e is an engineer, coder, maker, tinkerer, and teacher. 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Too often books are written for students by people who have never taught and it never translates well on the pages. \u003ci\u003eCaptain Code\u003c\/i\u003e is accessible for students and teachers and I think it is a must have for any classroom that is exploring Python. 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Cooper\u003c\/strong\u003e holds a PhD in chemistry and worked in academia, for the scientific instrument industry, and for IBM for 25 years, primarily as a computer scientist at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center. Now retired, he is the author of 20 books, including 3 on design patterns in various languages. His most recent books are \u003cem\u003eFlameout: The Rise and Fall of IBM Instruments\u003c\/em\u003e (2019) and \u003cem\u003eFood Myths Debunked\u003c\/em\u003e (2014).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames holds 11 patents and has written 60 columns for \u003cem\u003eJavaPro Magazin\u003c\/em\u003ee. He has also written nearly 1,000 columns for the now vanished Examiner.com on foods and chemistry, and he currently writes his own blog: FoodScienceInstitute.com. Recently, he has written columns on Python for Medium.com and Substack.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe is also involved in local theater groups and is the treasurer for Troupers Light Opera, where he performs regularly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: INTRODUCTION 1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe tkinter Library 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGitHub 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1 Introduction to Objects 5\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Class __init__ Method 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariables Inside a Class 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollections of Classes 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInheritance 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDerived Classes Created with Revised Methods 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultiple Inheritance 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing a Rectangle and a Square 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisibility of Variables 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Properties 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Local Variables 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes in Python 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrograms on GitHub 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2 Visual Programming in Python 17\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImporting Fewer Names 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating an Object-Oriented Version 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Message Boxes 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing File Dialogs 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Options for the Pack Layout Manager 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the ttk Libraries 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponding to User Input 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Adding Two Numbers 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Catching the Error 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying Colors in tkinter 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating Radio Buttons 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Using a Class-Level Variable 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunicating Between Classes 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the Grid Layout 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating Checkbuttons 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Disabling Check Boxes 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding Menus to Windows 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the LabelFrame 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving On 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamples on GitHub 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3 Visual Programming of Tables of Data 41\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating a Listbox 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Displaying the State Data 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing a Combobox 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Treeview Widget 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Inserting Tree Nodes 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving On 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample Code on GitHub 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4 What Are Design Patterns? 53\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Design Patterns 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Learning Process 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Object-Oriented Approaches 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePython Design Patterns 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: CREATIONAL PATTERNS 59\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5 The Factory Pattern 61\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow a Factory Works 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSample Code 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Two Subclasses 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding the Simple Factory 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Using the Factory 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e A Simple GUI 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactory Patterns in Math Computation 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrograms on GitHub 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThought Questions 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6 The Factory Method Pattern 67\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Swimmer Class 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Event Classes 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStraight Seeding 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Circle Seeding 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Seeding Program 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Factories 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen to Use a Factory Method 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrograms on GitHub 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7 The Abstract Factory Pattern 75\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA GardenMaker Factory 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow the User Interface Works 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences of the Abstract Factory Pattern 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThought Questions 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCode on GitHub 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8 The Singleton Pattern 79\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrowing the Exception 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating an Instance of the Class 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatic Classes As Singleton Patterns 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding the Singletons in a Large Program 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Consequences of the Singleton Pattern 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSample Code on GitHub 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9 The Builder Pattern 83\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Investment Tracker 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling the Builders 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The List Box Builder 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The Checkbox Builder 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisplaying the Selected Securities 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences of the Builder Pattern 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThought Questions 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSample Code on GitHub 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10 The Prototype Pattern 91\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCloning in Python 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the Prototype 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences of the Prototype Pattern 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSample Code on GitHub 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11 Summary of Creational Patterns 95\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: STRUCTURAL PATTERNS 97\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12 The Adapter Pattern 99\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving Data Between Lists 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking an Adapter 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The Class Adapter 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Two-Way Adapters 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Pluggable Adapters 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrograms on GitHub 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13 The Bridge Pattern 105\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating the User Interface 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtending the Bridge 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences of the Bridge Pattern 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrograms on GitHub 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14 The Composite Pattern 111\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Implementation of a Composite 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalary Computation 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Employee Classes 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Boss Class 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding the Employee Tree 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinting the Employee Tree 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating a Treeview of the Composite 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Doubly Linked Lists 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences of the Composite Pattern 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Simple Composite 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Implementation Issues 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Dealing with Recursive Calls 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Ordering Components 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Caching Results 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrograms on GitHub 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 15 The Decorator Pattern 121\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecorating a Button 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing a Decorator 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Nonvisual Decorators 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Decorated Code 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dataclass Decorator 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing dataclass with Default Values 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecorators, Adapters, and Composites 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences of the Decorator Pattern 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrograms on GitHub 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 16 The Facade Pattern 129\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding the Façade Classes 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating Databases and Tables 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the SQLite Version 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences of the Façade 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrograms on GitHub 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on MySQL 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing SQLite 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 17 The Flyweight Pattern 139\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Are Flyweights? 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample Code 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelecting a Folder 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCopy-on-Write Objects 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProgram on GitHub 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 18 The Proxy Pattern 145\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the Pillow Image Library 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisplaying an Image Using PIL 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Threads to Handle Image Loading 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLogging from Threads 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCopy-on-Write 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Related Patterns 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrograms on GitHub 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 19 Summary of Structural Patterns 151\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV: BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS 153\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 20 Chain of Responsibility Pattern 155\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen to Use the Chain 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSample Code 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Listboxes 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProgramming a Help System 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReceiving the Help Command 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Case 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Chain or a Tree? 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKinds of Requests 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences of the Chain of Responsibility 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrograms on GitHub 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 21 The Command Pattern 167\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen to Use the Command Pattern 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommand Objects 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Keyboard Example 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling the Command Objects 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Command Objects 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Command Pattern 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences of the Command Pattern 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding the Undo Function 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Creating the Red and Blue Buttons 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Undoing the Lines 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrograms on GitHub 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 22 The Interpreter Pattern 177\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen to Use an Interpreter 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere the Pattern Can Be Helpful 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Simple Report Example 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpreting the Language 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Parsing Works 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Sorting Using attrgetter() 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The Print Verb 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Console Interface 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe User Interface 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences of the Interpreter Pattern 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrograms on GitHub 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 23 The Iterator Pattern 187\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy We Use Iterators 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIterators in Python 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Fibonacci Iterator 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Getting the Iterator 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFiltered Iterators 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Iterator Generator 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Fibonacci Iterator 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenerators in Classes 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences of the Iterator Pattern 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrograms on GitHub 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 24 The Mediator Pattern 195\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Example System 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInteractions Between Controls 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSample Code 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMediators and Command Objects 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences of the Mediator Pattern 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSingle Interface Mediators 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrograms on GitHub 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 25 The Memento Pattern 203\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen to Use a Memento 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSample Code 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences of the Memento Pattern 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrograms on GitHub 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 26 The Observer Pattern 211\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample Program for Watching Colors Change 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Message to the Media 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences of the Observer Pattern 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrograms on GitHub 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 27 The State Pattern 217\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSample Code 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSwitching Between States 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow the Mediator Interacts with the State\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState Transitions 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrograms on GitHub 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 28 The Strategy Pattern 225\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy We Use the Strategy Pattern 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSample Code 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Context 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Program Commands 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Line and Bar Graph Strategies 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences of the Strategy Pattern 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrograms on GitHub 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 29 The Template Pattern 233\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy We Use Template Patterns 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKinds of Methods in a Template Class 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSample Code 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Drawing a Standard Triangle 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Drawing an Isosceles Triangle 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Triangle Drawing Program 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemplates and Callbacks 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\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModule 2: The Basics of Programming 61\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 18: Names, Variables, Code, Functions 62\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExercise Code 63\u003cbr\u003eWhat You Should See 65\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 65\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 19: Functions and Variables 68\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat You Should See 69\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 70\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 20: Functions and Files 72\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat You Should See 73\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 73\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 21: Functions Can Return Something 76\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat You Should See 77\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 77\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 22: Strings, Bytes, and Character Encodings 80\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInitial Research 80\u003cbr\u003eSwitches, Conventions, and Encodings 82\u003cbr\u003eDissecting the Output 84\u003cbr\u003eDissecting the Code 84\u003cbr\u003eEncodings Deep Dive 86\u003cbr\u003eBreaking It 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 23: Introductory Lists 88\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccessing Elements of a List 88\u003cbr\u003ePracticing Lists 89\u003cbr\u003eThe Code 89\u003cbr\u003eThe Challenge 90\u003cbr\u003eFinal Challenge 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 24: Introductory Dictionaries 92\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKey\/Value Structures 92\u003cbr\u003eCombining Lists with Data Objects 93\u003cbr\u003eThe Code 94\u003cbr\u003eWhat You Should See 95\u003cbr\u003eThe Challenge 95\u003cbr\u003eFinal Challenge 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 25: Dictionaries and Functions 98\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStep 1: Function Names Are Variables 98\u003cbr\u003eStep 2: Dictionaries with Variables 98\u003cbr\u003eStep 3: Dictionaries with Functions 99\u003cbr\u003eStep 4: Deciphering the Last Line 99\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drill 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 26: Dictionaries and Modules 102\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStep 1: Review of import 102\u003cbr\u003eStep 2: Find the __dict__ 102\u003cbr\u003eStep 3: Change the __dict__ 103\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drill: Find the \"Dunders\" 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 27: The Five Simple Rules to the Game of Code 106\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRule 1: Everything Is a Sequence of Instructions 106\u003cbr\u003eRule 2: Jumps Make the Sequence Non-Linear 108\u003cbr\u003eRule 3: Tests Control Jumps 110\u003cbr\u003eRule 4: Storage Controls Tests 111\u003cbr\u003eRule 5: Input\/Output Controls Storage 112\u003cbr\u003ePutting It All Together 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 28: Memorizing Logic 116\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Truth Terms 116\u003cbr\u003eThe Truth Tables 117\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 29: Boolean Practice 120\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat You Should See 122\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 122\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 30: What If 124\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat You Should See 124\u003cbr\u003edis() It 125\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drill 125\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 31: Else and If 126\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat You Should See 127\u003cbr\u003edis() It 127\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 128\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 32: Making Decisions 130\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat You Should See 131\u003cbr\u003edis() It 131\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 132\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 33: Loops and Lists 134\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat You Should See 135\u003cbr\u003edis() It 136\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 137\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 34: While Loops 138\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat You Should See 139\u003cbr\u003edis() It 139\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 140\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 35: Branches and Functions 142\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat You Should See 143\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 144\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 36: Designing and Debugging 146\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Idea to Working Code 146\u003cbr\u003eRules for If-Statements 149\u003cbr\u003eRules for Loops 149\u003cbr\u003eTips for Debugging 149\u003cbr\u003eHomework 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 37: Symbol Review 152\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeywords 152\u003cbr\u003eData Types 153\u003cbr\u003eString Escape Sequences 154\u003cbr\u003eOld-Style String Formats 154\u003cbr\u003eOperators 155\u003cbr\u003eReading Code 156\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 157\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModule 3: Applying What You Know 159\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 38: Beyond Jupyter for Windows 160\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy Learn PowerShell? 161\u003cbr\u003eWhat Is PowerShell? 161\u003cbr\u003eCrash Landing 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 39: Beyond Jupyter for macOS\/Linux 172\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy Learn Bash or ZSH? 173\u003cbr\u003eWhat Is Bash? 173\u003cbr\u003eCrash Landing 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 40: Advanced Developer Tools 186\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eManaging conda Environments 186\u003cbr\u003eAdding conda-forge 187\u003cbr\u003eUsing pip 188\u003cbr\u003eUsing a .condarc 188\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Editing Tips 189\u003cbr\u003eGoing Further 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 41: A Project Skeleton 190\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eActivate an Environment 190\u003cbr\u003eJust Use cookiecutter 190\u003cbr\u003eBuilding Your Project 191\u003cbr\u003eInstalling Your Project 191\u003cbr\u003eTesting the Install 192\u003cbr\u003eRemove test-project 192\u003cbr\u003eCommon Errors 193\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 42: Doing Things to Lists 194\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat You Should See 195\u003cbr\u003eWhat Lists Can Do 196\u003cbr\u003eWhen to Use Lists 197\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 197\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 43: Doing Things to Dictionaries 200\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Dictionary Example 201\u003cbr\u003eWhat You Should See 203\u003cbr\u003eWhat Dictionaries Can Do 203\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 204\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 44: From Dictionaries to Objects 206\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStep 1: Passing a Dict to a Function 206\u003cbr\u003eStep 2: talk inside the Dict 207\u003cbr\u003eStep 3: Closures 208\u003cbr\u003eStep 4: A Person Constructor 209\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 45: Basic Object-Oriented Programming 212\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePython's People 212\u003cbr\u003eUsing dir() and __dict__ 213\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Dot (.) 214\u003cbr\u003eTerminology 215\u003cbr\u003eA Word on self 216\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 217\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 46: Inheritance and Advanced OOP 218\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow This Looks in Code 219\u003cbr\u003eAbout class Name(object) 221\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 221\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 47: Basic Object-Oriented Analysis and Design 224\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Analysis of a Simple Game Engine 225\u003cbr\u003eTop Down versus Bottom Up 229\u003cbr\u003eThe Code for \"Gothons from Planet Percal #25\" 230\u003cbr\u003eWhat You Should See 236\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 237\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 48: Inheritance versus Composition 238\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Is Inheritance? 238\u003cbr\u003eThe Reason for super() 243\u003cbr\u003eComposition 243\u003cbr\u003eWhen to Use Inheritance or Composition 245\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drill 245\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 49: You Make a Game 248\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvaluating Your Game 248\u003cbr\u003eFunction Style 249\u003cbr\u003eClass Style 249\u003cbr\u003eCode Style 250\u003cbr\u003eGood Comments 250\u003cbr\u003eEvaluate Your Game 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 50: Automated Testing 252\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Is the Purpose of Testing? 252\u003cbr\u003eHow to Test Efficiently 252\u003cbr\u003eInstall PyTest 253\u003cbr\u003eSimple PyTest Demo 254\u003cbr\u003eRunning pytest 255\u003cbr\u003eExceptions and try\/except 255\u003cbr\u003eGetting Coverage Reports 256\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 256\u003cbr\u003eCommon Student Questions 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModule 4: Python and Data Science 259\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 51: What Is Data Munging? 260\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy Data Munging? 261\u003cbr\u003eThe Problem 261\u003cbr\u003eThe Setup 262\u003cbr\u003eHow to Code 262\u003cbr\u003eProcess Example 263\u003cbr\u003eSolution Strategies 265\u003cbr\u003eAwesome ETL Tools 266\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 52: Scraping Data from the Web 268\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroducing with 268\u003cbr\u003eThe Problem 269\u003cbr\u003eThe Setup 269\u003cbr\u003eThe Clue 270\u003cbr\u003eAwesome Scraping Tools 270\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 53: Getting Data from APIs 272\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroducing JSON 272\u003cbr\u003eThe Problem 273\u003cbr\u003eThe Setup 274\u003cbr\u003eThe Clue 274\u003cbr\u003eAwesome API Tools 275\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 54: Data Conversion with pandas 276\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroducing Pandoc 276\u003cbr\u003eThe Problem 276\u003cbr\u003eThe Setup 277\u003cbr\u003eThe Clue 277\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drills 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 55: How to Read Documentation (Featuring pandas) 280\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy Programmer Documentation Sucks 280\u003cbr\u003eHow to Actively Read Programmer Docs 281\u003cbr\u003eStep #1: Find the Docs 281\u003cbr\u003eStep #2: Determine Your Strategy 282\u003cbr\u003eStep #3: Code First, Docs Second 283\u003cbr\u003eStep #4: Break or Change the Code 283\u003cbr\u003eStep #5: Take Notes 284\u003cbr\u003eStep #6: Use It on Your Own 284\u003cbr\u003eStep #7: Write About What You Learned 284\u003cbr\u003eStep #8: What’s the Gestalt? 285\u003cbr\u003eReading My pandas Curriculum 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 56: Using Only pandas 288\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMake a Project 288\u003cbr\u003eThe Problem 288\u003cbr\u003eThe Setup 289\u003cbr\u003eStudy Drill 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercise 57: The 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Model-agnostic methods for XAI are shown to produce explanations without relying on ML models internals that are “opaque.” Using examples from Computer Vision, the authors then look at explainable models for Deep Learning and prospective methods for the future. Taking a practical perspective, the authors demonstrate how to effectively use ML and XAI in science. The final chapter explains Adversarial Machine Learning and how to do XAI with adversarial examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents1. 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Model-agnostic methods for XAI4.1 Global Explanations: permutation Importance and Partial Dependence Plot4.1.1 Ranking features by Permutation Importance4.1.2 Permutation Importance on the train set4.1.3 Partial Dependence Plot4.1.4 Properties of Explanations4.2 Local Explanations: XAI with Shapley Additive explanations4.2.1 Shapley Values: a game-theoretical approach4.2.2 The first use of SHAP4.2.3 Properties of Explanations4.3 The road to KernelSHAP4.3.1 The Shapley formula4.3.2 How to calculate Shapley values4.3.3 Local Linear Surrogate Models (LIME)4.3.4 KernelSHAP is a unique form of LIME4.4 Kernel SHAP and interactions4.4.1 The NewYork Cab scenario4.4.2 Train the Model with preliminary analysis4.4.3 Making the model explainable with KernelShap4.4.4 Interactions of features4.5 A faster SHAP for boosted trees4.5.1 Using TreeShap4.5.2 Providing explanations4.6 A naïve criticism to SHAP4.7 Summary4.8 References5. 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It includes basic concepts such as abstract syntax, interpretation, stack machines, compilation, type checking, garbage collection, and real machine code. Also included are more advanced topics on polymorphic types, type inference using unification, co- and contravariant types, continuations, and backwards code generation with on-the-fly peephole optimization. \u003c\/p\u003e This second edition includes two new chapters. One describes compilation and type checking of a full functional language, tying together the previous chapters. The other describes how to compile a C subset to real (x86) hardware, as a smooth extension of the previously presented compilers.The examples present several interpreters and compilers for toy languages, including compilers for a small but usable subset of C, abstract machines, a garbage collector, and ML-style polymorphic type inference. 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