1. Introduction to computers and programming -- 2. Input, processing, and output -- 3. Decision structures and boolean logic -- 4. Repetition structures -- 5. Functions -- 6. Files and exceptions -- 7. Lists and tuples -- 8. More about strings -- 9. Dictionaries and sets -- 10. Classes and object-oriented programming -- 11. Inheritance -- 12. Recursion -- 13. GUI programming -- Appendix A: Installing Python -- Appendix B: Introduction to IDLE -- Appendix C: The ASCII character set -- Appendix D: Answers to checkpoints
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Introduces students to the basics of programming and prepares them to transition into more complicated languages. Python, an easy-to-learn and increasingly popular object-oriented language, allows readers to become comfortable with the fundamentals of programming without the troublesome syntax that can be challenging for novices. Starting Out with Python discusses control structures, functions, arrays, and pointersIntroduces students to the basics of programming and prepares them to transition into more complicated languages. Python, an easy-to-learn and increasingly popular object-oriented language, allows readers to become comfortable with the fundamentals of programming without the troublesome syntax that can be challenging for novices. Starting Out with Python discusses control structures, functions, arrays, and pointersIntroduces students to the basics of programming and prepares them to transition into more complicated languages. Python, an easy-to-learn and increasingly popular object-oriented language, allows readers to become comfortable with the fundamentals of programming without the troublesome syntax that can be challenging for novices. Starting Out with Python discusses control structures, functions, arrays, and pointers",,,,,"Introduces students to the basics of programming and prepares them to transition into more complicated languages. Python, an easy-to-learn and increasingly popular object-oriented language, allows readers to become comfortable with the fundamentals of programming without the troublesome syntax that can be challenging for novices. Starting Out with Python discusses control structures, functions, arrays, and pointers before objects and classes. As with all Gaddis texts, clear and easy-to-read code listings, concise and practical real-world examples, detail-oriented explanations, and an abundance of exercises appear in every chapter.