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

Author
Matthes, Eric, 1972-
Published
San Francisco, CA : No Starch Press, [2016]
Copyright Date
©2016
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
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Contents
Basics. 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 -- Projects. Project 1, Alien invasion. A ship that fires bullets ; Aliens! ; Scoring -- Project 2, Data visualization. Generating data ; Downloading data ; Working with APIs -- Project 3, Web applications. Getting started with Django ; User accounts ; Styling and deploying an app -- Afterword. A. Installing Python -- B. Text editors -- C. Getting help -- D. Using Git for version control.
Summary
"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"--
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9781593276034 (electronic bk.)
1593276036 (electronic bk.)
9781593277390 (electronic bk.)
1593277393 (electronic bk.)
Note
Includes index.
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