Think Python : How to think like a computer scientist / Allen B. Downey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Downey, Allen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Python (Computer program language).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 268 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

2nd edition, updated for Python 3

Place of Publication:

Beijing : O'Reilly, 2016.

Summary:

If you want to learn how to program, working with Python is an excellent way to start. This hands-on guide takes you through the language one step at a time, beginning with basic programming concepts before moving on to functions, recursion, data structures, and object-oriented design.Through exercises in each chapter, you’ll try out programming concepts as you learn them. Think Python is ideal for students at the high school or college level, as well as self-learners, home-schooled students, and professionals who need to learn programming basics.This updated second edition has a more direct focus on Python 3, along with simplified installation instructions. You'll also get added coverage of more topics, including list comprehensions and additional data structures.

Contents:

1. The way of the program

2. Variables, expressions and statements

3. Functions

4. Case Study: Interface design

5. Conditionals and recursion

6. Fruitful functions

7. Iteration

8. Strings

9. Case study: Word play

10. Lists

11. Dictionaries

12. Tuples

13. Case study: Data structure selection

14. Files

15. Classes and objects

16. Classes and functions

17. Classes and methods

18. Inheritance

19. The goodies

20. Debugging

21. Analysis of algorithms

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781491939413

1491939419

9781491939406

1491939400

9781491939420

1491939427

OCLC:

932322857