Description
Book SynopsisExploring Python takes an active learning approach which engages the student as an equal partner in the process of learning the fun, educational, and powerful programming language. This approach instills habits that students will carry with them throughout their programming career and helps them retain and use the information they have learned.
Tim Budd is one of the best-known authors in Computer Science and has a reputation for producing writing texts along the leading edge of the discipline. Exploring Python provides an accessible and reliable introduction into programming with the Python language.
Table of Contents
Part I. Basic Features of Python 1.Exploring Python 2.Creating Python Programs3.Defining Functions4.Strings, Lists, Tuples, and Sets5.Dictionaries6.Files7.Classes8.Functional Programming9.Object-Oriented Programming10.Scopes, Name Spaces, and Modules 11.Advanced FeaturesPart II. 12.GUI Programming with Tkinter13.Web-Based Applications14.A Simple Blog15.A Wiki Web16.A Sudoku Solver17. Using XML to Read an iTunes Database18.Data StructuresAppendicesA.Brief Python ReferenceB.How to Learn a Second (or Third) Programming Language
