A Practical Introduction to Python Programming
| eBook | Free |
| Rating |  |
| Author | Brian Heinold |
| Publisher | Self-publishing |
| Published | 2012 |
| Pages | 263 |
| Language | English |
| Format | Paper book / ebook (PDF) |
This book started out as about 30 pages of notes for students in my introductory programming class at Mount St. Mary's University. Most of these students have no prior programming experience, and that has affected my approach. I leave out a lot of technical details and sometimes I oversimplify things. Some of these details are filled in later in the book, though other details are never filled in. But this book is not designed to cover everything, and I recommend reading other books and the Python documentation to fill in the gaps.
The style of programming in this book is geared towards the kinds of programming things I like to do - short programs, often of a mathematical nature, small utilities to make my life easier, and small computer games. In fact, the things I cover in the book are the things that I have found most useful or interesting in my programming experience, and this book serves partly to document those things for myself. This book is not designed as a thorough preparation for a career in software engineering. Interested readers should progress from this book to a book that has more on computer science and the design and organization of large programs.
- Brian Heinold
Similar Books
Building Modern Web Applications With Spring Boot and Vaadin
by Vaadin Team
This guide is a practical introduction to web application development with Spring Boot and Vaadin.It covers the entire development process, from setup to deployment, following a step-by-step approach. You can replicate each section at your own pace as you follow along.The content is suitable for anyone familiar with Java who wants to buil...
Free ebook | Publisher: Self-publishing | Release: 2020
Introduction to Python for Computational Science and Engineering
by Hans Fangohr
This book summarises a number of core ideas relevant to Computational Engineering and Scientific Computing using Python. The emphasis is on introducing some basic Python (programming) concepts that are relevant for numerical algorithms. The later chapters touch upon numerical libraries such as numpy and scipy each of which deserves much m...
Free ebook | Publisher: Self-publishing | Release: 2015
A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming, 4th Edition 
by Mark G. Sobell, Matthew Helmke
Linux is today's dominant Internet server platform. System administrators and Web developers need deep Linux fluency, including expert knowledge of shells and the command line. This is the only guide with everything you need to achieve that level of Linux mastery. Renowned Linux expert Mark Sobell has brought together comprehensive, ...
Price: $28.99 | Publisher: Addison-Wesley | Release: 2017
Introduction to Python for Engineers and Scientists
by Sandeep Nagar
Familiarize yourself with the basics of Python for engineering and scientific computations using this concise, practical tutorial that is focused on writing code to learn concepts. Introduction to Python is useful for industry engineers, researchers, and students who are looking for open-source solutions for numerical computation.In this ...
Price: $27.62 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018
Practical Programming, 2nd Edition
by Paul Gries, Jennifer Campbell, Jason Montojo
This book is for anyone who wants to understand computer programming. You'll learn to program in a language that' s used in millions of smartphones, tablets, and PCs. You'll code along with the book, writing programs to solve real-world problems as you learn the fundamentals of programming using Python 3. You'll learn ...
Price: $15.00 | Publisher: The Pragmatic Programmers | Release: 2013
by Will Arthur, David Challener
A Practical Guide to TPM 2.0: Using the Trusted Platform Module in the New Age of Security is a straight-forward primer for developers. It shows security and TPM concepts, demonstrating their use in real applications that the reader can try out.Simply put, this book is designed to empower and excite the programming community to go out and...
Price: $43.30 | Free ebook | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2015
Checking Out with the Payment Request API
by Alex Libby
Quickly create consistent checkouts for use within websites, using the power of the HTML5 Payment Request API. This project-oriented book simplifies the process of creating and manipulating checkouts with the Payment Request API in browsers for websites or online applications, using little more than a text editor or free software.One of t...
Price: $28.42 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2019
Introduction to Scientific Programming with Python
by Joakim Sundnes
This open book offers an initial introduction to programming for scientific and computational applications using the Python programming language. The presentation style is compact and example-based, making it suitable for students and researchers with little or no prior experience in programming. The book uses relevant examples from mathe...
Price: $37.99 | Free ebook | Publisher: Springer | Release: 2020