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Python for Programmers

You're reading from Python for Programmers A Comprehensive Guide for Intermediate to Advanced Python Programmers and Developers

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2024

Publisher Mercury_Learning

ISBN-13 9781836645030

Length 293 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Concepts

Data Structures and Algorithms

Authors (2):

Mercury Learning and Information

Oswald Campesato

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Table of Contents (9) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: Introduction to Python

2. Chapter 2: Conditional Logic in Python FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3: Data Structures in Python

4. Chapter 4: Strings and Arrays

5. Chapter 5: Built-In Functions and Custom Classes

6. Chapter 6: Recursion and Combinatorics

7. Index

Appendix: Introduction to Pandas

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON

This chapter contains an introduction to Python, with information about useful tools for installing Python modules, basic Python constructs, and how to work with some data types in Python.

The first part of this chapter covers how to install Python, some Python environment variables, and how to use the Python interpreter. You will see Python code samples and also how to save Python code in text files that you can launch from the command line. The second part of this chapter shows you how to work with simple data types, such as numbers, fractions, and strings. The final part of this chapter discusses exceptions and how to use them in Python scripts.

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The Python scripts in this book are for Python 3.

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Authors (2)

Mercury Learning and Information

Mercury Learning and Information

MERCURY LEARNING and INFORMATION publishes content in the areas of science and medicine, technology and computing, engineering, and mathematics designed for the professional/reference, trade, library, higher education, career school, and online training markets.

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Oswald Campesato

Oswald Campesato

Oswald Campesato specializes in Deep Learning, Python, Data Science, and generative AI. He is the author/co-author of over forty books including Google Gemini for Python, Data Cleaning, and GPT-4 for Developers (all Mercury Learning).

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