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Python Bootcamp is a concise guide to becoming proficient in the Python programming language. This book enables you to write and comprehend engaging Python programs quickly.
The book is organized into three main parts. Part I: Foundations lays the groundwork for your programming journey. You'll begin with setting up your programming environment and introducing essential programming concepts. Next, you'll explore strings, integers, floats, booleans, lists, tuples, and dictionaries, all while learning to create interactive applications. Part II: Building Smart Programs equips you with the tools to enhance your coding skills. You'll learn to make decisions in your programs and learn how to repeat actions efficiently. You'll learn more complex structures and learn about Functions and Modules to create reusable code. Further, you will be introduced to error management, and how to read from and write to files. Part III: Introduction to OOP offers a brief overview of object-oriented programming. You'll explore Classes and Objects and learn about Inheritance, allowing for code reuse and organization.
Each chapter is designed to be completed in short time, making this book perfect for readers who feel intimidated by lengthy, complex programming texts yet wish to learn quickly and effectively.
What you will learn:
- Understand the fundamental features of Python 3
- Learn to use Jupyter Notebook with the Anaconda distribution.
- Discover tools that can improve your coding skills.
- Explore Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) with Python.
Who this book is for:
Software developers, and software architects. Readers with basic programming knowledge will find it quick and easy to understand.
List of contents
Part I: Foundations.- Chapter 1: Getting Ready.- Chapter 2: Variables and Operators.- Chapter 3: Simple Data Types.- Part II: Building Smart Programs.- Chapter 4: Decision Making.- Chapter 5: Loops.- Chapter 6: Advanced Data Types.- Chapter 7: Functions and Modules.- Chapter 8: Exception Management.- Chapter 9: Programming with Files.- Part III: Introduction to OOP.- Chapter 10: Classes and Objects.- Chapter 11: Inheritance.- Appendix A: Supplementary Material.-
About the author
Vaskaran Sarcar obtained his Master of Engineering degree in Software Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata (India), and an MCA from Vidyasagar University, Midnapore (India). He was a National Gate Scholar (2007-2009) and has over 12 years of experience in education and the IT industry. He devoted his early years (2005-2007) to the teaching profession at various engineering colleges, and later he joined HP India PPS R&D Hub in Bangalore. He worked there until August of 2019. At the time of his retirement from HP, he was a Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead at HP. Vaskaran is following his dream and passion and is now a full-time author. You can see all of his books on Amazon's website.
Summary
Python Bootcamp is a concise guide to becoming proficient in the Python programming language. This book enables you to write and comprehend engaging Python programs quickly.
The book is organized into three main parts. Part I: Foundations lays the groundwork for your programming journey. You’ll begin with setting up your programming environment and introducing essential programming concepts. Next, you’ll explore strings, integers, floats, booleans, lists, tuples, and dictionaries, all while learning to create interactive applications. Part II: Building Smart Programs equips you with the tools to enhance your coding skills. You’ll learn to make decisions in your programs and learn how to repeat actions efficiently. You’ll learn more complex structures and learn about Functions and Modules to create reusable code. Further, you will be introduced to error management, and how to read from and write to files. Part III: Introduction to OOP offers a brief overview of object-oriented programming. You’ll explore Classes and Objects and learn about Inheritance, allowing for code reuse and organization.
Each chapter is designed to be completed in short time, making this book perfect for readers who feel intimidated by lengthy, complex programming texts yet wish to learn quickly and effectively.
What you will learn:
- Understand the fundamental features of Python 3
- Learn to use Jupyter Notebook with the Anaconda distribution.
- Discover tools that can improve your coding skills.
- Explore Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) with Python.
Who this book is for:
Software developers, and software architects. Readers with basic programming knowledge will find it quick and easy to understand.
