| Learning Python is based on material from author Mark Lutz's popular training courses, which he's taught over the past decade. Each chapter is a self-contained lesson that helps you thoroughly understand a key component of Python before you continue. Along with plenty of annotated examples, illustrations, and chapter summaries, every chapter also contains Brain Builder, a unique section with practical exercises and review quizzes that let you practice new skills and test your understanding as you go.
This book covers:
- Types and Operations - Python's major built-in object types in depth: numbers, lists, dictionaries, and more;
- Statements and Syntax - the code you type to create and process objects in Python, along with Python's general syntax model;
- Functions - Python's basic procedural tool for structuring and reusing code;
- Modules - packages of statements, functions, and other tools organized into larger components;
- Classes and OOP - Python's optional object-oriented programming tool for structuring code for customization and reuse.
Exceptions and Tools - exception handling model and statements, plus a look at development tools for writing larger programs. | |
