Python guide for complete beginners - Softcover

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This book teaches you how to program in Python - a general-purpose, high-level programming language widely used today. This book is designed for people without much experience in the world of programming. Although the book presumes some knowledge about computer systems in general, it is customized for beginners. Here is a list of topics covered in this book:

• Chapter 1 - Introduction - we go through the basics of Python. You will learn how to download and install Python on Windows and Linux, and all the ways you can run Python code.
• Chapter 2 - Basic programs - you will learn how to write your first program. We will describe variables and their data types and explain what strings are.
• Chapter 3 - Operators overview - we describe different types of operators found in Python: arithmetic, comparison, logical, assignment, membership, and identity operators.
• Chapter 4 - Conditional statements - we describe conditional statements. You will learn how to get user input and use logical operators in your programs.
• Chapter 5 - Loops - we show you what loops are. You will also learn how to use break, continue, and pass statements.
• Chapter 6 - Errors - you will learn how to deal with errors in your code. You will learn different types of errors, and how you can catch specific exceptions.
• Chapter 7 - Modules - you will learn what modules are and how you can use them in your programs. You will also learn how to find files on your disk.
• Chapter 8 - Strings - we will describe what strings are. You will also learn some useful string functions and how to escape characters in Python.

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