Introduction to Python for Kids: Learn Python the Fun Way by Completing Activities and Solving Puzzles

Table of Contents
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewer
Introduction
Chapter 1: Did You Know?
	What is programming?
		Why should your kids learn to code?
			Programming is like Math
			Coding improves logical thinking and creativity
			Coding is the future
		Why Python?
			Python is easy
			It can do a lot of things
	Python is fun!
		Games!
		Graphics and animation
		Websites
		Apps
	Getting the most out of this book
	Summary
Chapter 2: Let’s Install Python!
	Speak the computer’s language
		Get started – install Python
		Installing Python on a Windows computer
		Download Python
		Install Python
		Installing Python on a Mac device
		Download Python
		Install Python
	Summary
Chapter 3: Your First Python Program
	Creating and running programs in Python
	Python interactive mode (Python Shell)
	Your Shell can do Math
	Print with Python
	IDLE script mode
	Python activity: Print your name (and some more)
	Summary
Chapter 4: Python Loves Numbers
	Numbers in Python
	Store your numbers
	Comments
	Your numbers come in different forms
		Integers
		Floating-point numbers
		Complex numbers
	Type conversion between numbers
	Mini project – Do you understand numbers?
	Summary
Chapter 5: Let’s Play with Our Numbers!
	Get your numbers out to play
	Basic Math operations
	Special Math operations in Python
	Assignment operations
	What comes first?
	Cool stuff with numbers
	Floor and ceiling of a number
	Power and square root
	Factorial of a number
	Sin, cos, tan, and more
	More numerical operations
	Working with random numbers
	Mini project – multiples of a number
	Summary
Chapter 6: Drawing Cool Stuff with Turtle
	Let’s get started
	Make your Turtle move
	Move forward and backward
	Make your turtle change directions
	Mini project – draw a square
	Mini project – draw a hexagon
	Shortcuts
	Go to random points on the screen
	Draw a square with goto
	Mini project – draw a mandala (with just straight lines)
	Summary
Chapter 7: A Turtle Deep Dive
	Customize your screen
	Customize your graphics
	Shapes without lines
	Circles
	Dots
	Arcs
	More options!
	Draw text on screen
	Mini project – circle within a square
	Change directions of your drawing
	Mini project – smiley
	Summary
Chapter 8: Play with Letters and Words
	What are strings?
	Let’s create some strings
	I want lines and lines of strings!
	My string has quotes!:O
	Let’s join two or more strings
	Concatenation in print()
	Empty string
	Accessing characters in strings
	Negative indices
	Slicing a part of a string
	String methods – magic with strings!
	Capital and small
	Misc methods
	True? False?
	String formatting
	Getting input from the users (start automation)
	String to int or float conversion
	Mini project – take Turtle text to the next level!
	Mini project – shout at the screen
	Mini project – reverse your name
	Mini project – colorful and dynamic Math
	Summary
Chapter 9: Follow My Command!
	True or False
	Compare and decide
	If this happens, do this (command!)
	Else?
	More than one condition!:O
	Mini project – guess the number game
	The conditions keep stacking up!
	Summary
Chapter 10: Automate a Little
	Magic loops!
	For loops
	If statements within for loops
	Nested for loops
	Iterating over strings
	While loops
	Abort mission! Break and continue
	Mini project – guess the number game version 2
	Mini project – automate your square
	Mini project – automate any basic shape
	Mini project – automatically draw a mandala design
	Mini project – arc spirals
	Summary
Chapter 11: Lots and Lots of Information!
	Store more than one value
	Lists
	Accessing values in a list
	Slice a list!
	List manipulation on fire!
		Copy and append
		Count and clear
		Concatenation
		Search inside your list
		Add and remove elements
		Reverse and sort
	More fun with lists!
	Mini project – multi-colored automated star
	Tuples
	Sets
	Dictionaries
	Mini project – never-ending colors
	Mini project – first and last name reversal
	Summary
Chapter 12: Fun Mini Projects Galore!
	Project 12-1: Odd or even
		Part 1 – Is your number odd or even?
		Part 2 – print odd or even numbers within a range
	Project 12-2: Is your mom tipping enough?
	Project 12-3: Draw a Christmas tree
	Project 12-4: Spirals!
	Square spiral
	Random spiral
	Triangular spiral
	Star spiral
	Circular spiral
	Project 12-5: Complex mandala – completely automated
	Project 12-6: Turtle race with loops
	Summary
Chapter 13: Automate with Functions
	True automation
	Our first function
	Why do we need functions?
	Do different things every time!
		Create (define) your functions
		You can reuse your code!
		No arguments?
	Give an answer
	No arguments? What to do!
	Too many arguments!
	Global vs. local
		Variables within functions
		Return local variables
		Global variables
	Lambda
	Mini project – do your Math homework with Python
	Mini project – automated shapes – next level
	Summary
Chapter 14: Let’s Create Real-World Objects
	What is object-oriented programming?
	Let’s prove it!
	Classes
	Objects with their own values
	Manipulate your objects
	Objects do stuff
	Turtle race with objects
	Summary
Chapter 15: Python and Files
	Why files?
	Opening and reading existing files
	Line by line
	Create new files
	Manipulate files
	Mini project – introduce with files
	Summary
Chapter 16: Create Cool Apps with Tkinter
	Tkinter – let’s set it right up!
	Labels, buttons, and packing them
	Packing in detail
	Lots of inputs
	One line of text
	Line after line
	Tkinter variables
	Lots of options!
	Menus
	The perfect layout – grid
	Mini project – tip calculator app
	Summary
Chapter 17: Project: Tic-tac-toe Game with Tkinter
	Bind events – make your apps dynamic!
	Tic-tac-toe game – explanation
	Set up Tkinter
	Create global variables
	Create the buttons
	When the button is clicked, draw on it
	Check if a player won during each turn
	New game button
	Entire program
	Summary
Chapter 18: Project: Paint App with Tkinter
	Paint app – explanation
	Get started
	Set up the screen
	Create the canvas
	Create your first menu (shapes)
	Let’s make our draw options work!
	Get the mouse position
	Let’s draw our lines
	Squares and rectangles!
	Circles and ovals!
	Select size!
	Lots and lots of colors!
	I’ve finished drawing!
	Entire program
	Summary
Chapter 19: Project: Snake Game with Turtle
	Snake game
	Import the required modules
	Set up the turtle screen
	Create and initialize the required variables
	Draw the head
	Draw the first apple
	Is my screen registering my arrow presses?
	Make our snake head move
	Get the scoreboard going
	Our snake’s eating!
	Make the entire snake move
	Collision check
	Entire code
	Summary
Chapter 20: Become a Game Developer with Pygame
	What is Pygame?
	Install and import Pygame
	Set up your gaming screen!
	Make your screen pretty
	Create your characters on the screen
	Move your characters
	Keyboard press events
	Mini project – bouncing ball
	Summary
Chapter 21: Project: Space Shooters with Pygame
	Space shooter game
	Import the required modules
	Initialize everything
	Game loop
	Create the spaceship
	Move the spaceship
	Create and move the enemies
	Fire the bullet
	Create and display the scoreboard
	Kill the enemies
	Kill the spaceship!
	Re-draw the enemies
	Game over!
	Entire code
	Summary
Chapter 22: Web Development with Python
	Python and web development
	Building blocks – HTML
	Pretty things up – CSS
	Front-end dynamic – JavaScript
	Python’s Flask
	Summary
Chapter 23: More Mini Projects
	Project 23-1: Calculator with Tkinter
	Project 23-2: Random story generator
	Project 23-3: Rock Paper Scissors game
	Project 23-4: Bouncing ball (off the four walls) with Pygame
	Project 23-5: Temperature conversion app
	Project 23-6: Introduce with files and Tkinter
	Summary
Chapter 24: What’s next?
	Mini project ideas you can try
		Currency conversion app
		Race in Pygame
		More patterns in Turtle
	Capstone project ideas you can try
		Snake game in Pygame
		Dodge the bullet
		Memory game in Pygame
	Looking ahead
		OOPs in detail
		Regular expressions
		Web development
		Packages in detail
	Summary
Index