Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Second Edition
Ready to learn Python programming? Are you new to programming with Python? Do you need a solid introduction to the fundamental concepts? You’ve found it in “Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Second Edition,” the updated version of the successful “Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner.” As part of the for the absolute beginner series developed by computer science instructors exclusively for Cengage Learning Course Technology PTR, this book will teach you the basics of Python programming through simple game creation. You can then take the skills you learn and use them for more practical Python programming applications and real-world programming scenarios. Better still, by the time you finish this book you will be able to apply the basic principles you’ve learned to the next programming language you tackle. Create simple, fun games while you learn to program with Python.
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great fro the beginner,
I actually started with the O’reilly books and they are great, but if your new to programming/scripting, this book is a better place to start. It will get you up and running with Python fast. yeah, its easy, but I think that’s the point (hence the title “Absolute Beginners”). The exercises are fun and get the concepts across very well. If you’ve mastered other languages, go with O’reilly. if you are new to coding start with this book.
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|Great for Teaching Kids,
I have been using this to teach my nephew Python. It is a great place to start as it gets very quickly to something visual to keep kids interested, while at the same time covering lots of useful ideas and concepts. If you want to show a beginner how quickly they can actually produce a real game with their own flavor on it, this is the book.
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|book’s title says what it is,
This is a good first book on programming for a junior high school kid or a motivated elementary school kid.
If you are a programmer looking to learn the Python language, this book is not for you. It’s not intended to be for you, and you will find it slow-paced and tedious. Instead, as its title says, it’s for people who want to learn to program, and Python is the weapon of choice for this author. I’m a long-time professional software guy, and I bought this book as a possible tutorial for my kids. It is pretty amazingly good for that. The sample programs are realistic enough. They’re also short enough that someone can type them in as they go along. The author takes the reader all the way from “no experience required” all the way through OOP. Each step is gentle and encouraging. Along the way, the author points out what is a requirement and what is just convention. Computer jargon is explained in comfortable terms for the beginner.
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