Hello world! : computer programming for kids and other beginners / Warren Sande, Carter Sande.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sande, Warren, author.

Sande, Carter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Python (Computer program language)--Juvenile literature.

Python (Computer program language).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (496 pages)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Shelter Island, New York : Manning, [2020]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Hello World! Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners, Third Edition introduces the world of computer programming in a clear and fun style. Using Python, a programming language designed to be easy to learn, each engaging lesson teaches skills that apply to any kind of programming. It brings to life the basic concepts of computing—looping, decisions, input and output, graphics, and more. Written by father-and-son team Warren and Carter Sande, this international bestseller is kid-tested and reviewed by professional educators. Now in its third edition, Hello World! has been fully updated to Python 3 and includes a new chapter about how the internet works.

Contents:

Getting started

Remember this: memory and variables

Basic math

Types of data

Input

GUIs: graphical user interfaces

Decisions, decisions

Loop the loop

Just for you: comments

Game time

Nested and variable loops

Collecting things together: lists and dictionaries

Functions

Objects

Modules

Graphics

Sprites and collision detection

A new kind of input: events

Sound

More GUIs

Print formatting and strings

File input and output

Take a chance: randomness

Computer simulations

Skier explained

Python battle

What's next?

Variable naming rules

Differences between Python 2 and 3

Answers to self-test questions.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781638350514

1638350515

OCLC:

1257077460