Table of Contents
1 Getting started 7
Installing Python on Windows 10
Installing Python on Linux 12
Meeting the interpreter 14
Writing your first program 16
Employing variables 18
Obtaining user input 20
Correcting errors 22
Summary 24
2 Performing operations 25
Doing arithmetic 26
Assigning values 28
Comparing values 30
Assessing logic 32
Examining conditions 34
Setting precedence 36
Casting data types 38
Manipulating bits 40
Summary 42
3 Making statements 43
Writing lists 44
Manipulating lists 46
Restricting lists 48
Associating list elements 50
Branching with if 52
Looping while true 54
Looping over items 56
Breaking out of loops 58
Summary 60
4 Defining functions 61
Understanding scope 62
Supplying arguments 64
Returning values 66
Using callbacks 68
Adding placeholders 70
Producing generators 72
Handling exceptions 74
Debugging assertions 76
Summary 78
5 Importing modules 79
Storing functions 80
Owning function names 82
Interrogating the system 84
Performing mathematics 86
Calculating decimals 88
Telling the time 90
Running a timer 92
Matching patterns 94
Summary 96
6 Managing strings 97
Manipulating strings 98
Formatting strings 100
Modifying strings 102
Converting strings 104
Accessing files 106
Reading and writing files 108
Updating file strings 110
Pickling data 112
Summary 114
7 Programming objects 115
Encapsulating data 116
Creating instance objects 118
Addressing class attributes 120
Examining built-in attributes 122
Collecting garbage 124
Inheriting features 126
Overriding base methods 128
Harnessing polymorphism 130
Summary 132
8 Processing requests 133
Sending responses 134
Handling values 136
Submitting forms 138
Providing text areas 140
Checking boxes 142
Choosing radio buttons 144
Selecting options 146
Uploading files 148
Summary 150
9 Building interfaces 151
Launching a window 152
Responding to buttons 154
Displaying messages 156
Gathering entries 158
Listing options 160
Polling radio buttons 162
Checking boxes 164
Adding images 166
Summary 168
10 Developing applications 169
Generating random numbers 170
Planning the program 172
Designing the interface 174
Assigning static properties 176
Initializing dynamic properties 177
Adding runtime functionality 178
Testing the program 180
Installing a freezing tool 182
Freezing the program 184
Summary 186
Index 187
