Learn to Program with Python

Get started in the world of software development: go from zero knowledge of

programming to comfortably writing small to medium-sized programs in Python.

Programming can be intimidating (especially when most books on software

require you to know and use obscure command line instructions) but it doesn't

have to be that way!

In _Learn to Program with Python_ , author **Irv Kalb** uses his in-person

teaching experience to guide you through learning the Python computer

programming language. He uses a conversational style to make you feel as

though he is your personal tutor. All material is laid out in a thoughtful

manner, each lesson building on previous ones. Many real-world analogies make

the material easy to relate to. A wide variety of well-documented examples are

provided. Along the way, you'll develop small programs on your own through a

series of coding challenges that reinforce the content of the chapters.

**What You Will Learn**

Learn fundamental programming concepts including: variables and assignment

statements, functions, conditionals, loops, lists, strings, file input and

output, Internet data, and data structures

Get comfortable with the free IDLE Interactive Development Environment (IDE),

which you will use to write and debug all your Python code - no need to use

the command line!

Build text-based programs, including a number of simple games

Learn how to re-use code by building your own modules

Use Python's built-in data structures and packages to represent and make use

of complex data from the Internet

**Who This Book Is For** **

** This book assumes that you have absolutely no prior knowledge about

programming. There is no need to learn or use any obscure Unix commands.

Students of any age who have had no exposure to programming and are interested

in learning to do software development in the Python language. The book can be

used as a text book associated with a high school or college introduction to

computer science course. Secondly, people who have had exposure to some

computer language other than Python, who would like to build good habits for

programming in Python.