Python programming for the absolute beginner: Michael Dawson

TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 6
 Examining the Game Over Program......Page 26
  Python Is Object-Oriented......Page 28
  Python Has a Strong Community......Page 29
  Installing Python on Windows......Page 30
 Setting Up Python on Other Operating Systems......Page 31
  Programming in Interactive Mode......Page 32
  Programming in Script Mode......Page 35
  Using Comments......Page 37
  Printing the String......Page 38
 Summary......Page 39
 Introducing the Useless Trivia Program......Page 40
  Introducing the Game Over 2.0 Program......Page 41
  Using Quotes Inside Strings......Page 43
  Specifying a Final String to Print......Page 44
  Creating Triple-Quoted Strings......Page 45
  Introducing the Fancy Credits Program......Page 46
  Printing a Backslash......Page 47
  Sounding the System Bell......Page 48
  Introducing the Silly Strings Program......Page 49
  Concatenating Strings......Page 50
  Repeating Strings......Page 51
  Introducing the Word Problems Program......Page 52
  Understanding Numeric Types......Page 53
  Using Mathematical Operators......Page 54
  Introducing the Greeter Program......Page 55
  Using Variables......Page 56
  Naming Variables......Page 57
  Introducing the Personal Greeter Program......Page 58
  Using the input() Function......Page 59
  Introducing the Quotation Manipulation Program......Page 60
  Creating New Strings with String Methods......Page 61
  Introducing the Trust Fund Buddy–Bad Program......Page 63
  Tracking Down Logical Errors......Page 65
  Introducing the Trust Fund Buddy–Good Program......Page 66
  Converting Strings to Integers......Page 67
  Creating the Initial Comments......Page 69
  Printing Lowercase and Uppercase Versions of name......Page 70
  Waiting for the User......Page 71
 Summary......Page 72
Chapter 3 BRANCHING, WHILE LOOPS, AND PROGRAM PLANNING: THE GUESS MY NUMBER GAME......Page 74
  Introducing the Craps Roller Program......Page 75
  Importing the random Module......Page 76
  Using the randrange() Function......Page 77
  Introducing the Password Program......Page 78
  Understanding Comparison Operators......Page 80
  Using Indentation to Create Blocks......Page 81
  Introducing the Granted or Denied Program......Page 82
  Introducing the Mood Computer Program......Page 84
  Examining the elif Clause......Page 87
  Introducing the Three-Year-Old Simulator Program......Page 88
  Examining the while Loop......Page 89
  Checking the Sentry Variable......Page 90
  Introducing the Losing Battle Program......Page 91
  Tracing the Program......Page 93
 Treating Values as Conditions......Page 94
  Introducing the Maitre D' Program......Page 95
  Interpreting Any Value as True or False......Page 96
  Introducing the Finicky Counter Program......Page 97
  Understanding When to Use break and continue......Page 98
  Introducing the Exclusive Network Program......Page 99
  Understanding the not Logical Operator......Page 102
  Understanding the and Logical Operator......Page 103
  Understanding the or Logical Operator......Page 104
  Creating Algorithms with Pseudocode......Page 105
  Planning the Program......Page 106
  Creating the Initial Comment Block......Page 107
  Creating a Guessing Loop......Page 108
 Summary......Page 109
 Introducing the Word Jumble Game......Page 112
  Introducing the Loopy String Program......Page 113
  Understanding for Loops......Page 114
  Introducing the Counter Program......Page 115
  Counting Forwards......Page 117
 Using Sequence Operators and Functions with Strings......Page 118
  Introducing the Message Analyzer Program......Page 119
 Indexing Strings......Page 120
  Introducing the Random Access Program......Page 121
  Working with Positive Position Numbers......Page 122
  Working with Negative Position Numbers......Page 123
  Accessing a Random String Element......Page 124
 Understanding String Immutability......Page 125
  Introducing the No Vowels Program......Page 126
  Creating Constants......Page 127
  Creating New Strings from Existing Ones......Page 128
  Introducing the Pizza Slicer Program......Page 129
  Understanding Slicing......Page 131
  Creating Slices......Page 132
  Creating Tuples......Page 133
  Introducing the Hero's Inventory Program......Page 134
  Treating a Tuple as a Condition......Page 135
  Looping Through a Tuple's Elements......Page 136
  Introducing the Hero's Inventory......Page 137
  Using the len() Function with Tuples......Page 138
  Slicing Tuples......Page 139
  Concatenating Tuples......Page 140
  Setting Up the Program......Page 141
  Creating an Empty Jumble String......Page 142
  Welcoming the Player......Page 143
 Summary......Page 144
 Introducing the Hangman Game......Page 146
  Introducing the Hero's Inventory 3.0 Program......Page 148
  Creating a List......Page 149
  Slicing Lists......Page 150
  Assigning a New List Element by Index......Page 151
  Deleting a List Element......Page 152
  Introducing the High Scores Program......Page 153
  Displaying the Menu......Page 154
  Adding a Score......Page 155
  Sorting the Scores......Page 156
  Waiting for the User......Page 157
  Introducing the High Scores 2.0 Program......Page 158
  Creating Nested Sequences......Page 159
  Accessing Nested Elements......Page 160
  Setting Up the Program......Page 161
  Dealing with an Invalid Choice......Page 162
 Understanding Shared References......Page 163
  Introducing the Geek Translator Program......Page 165
  Creating Dictionaries......Page 166
  Accessing Dictionary Values......Page 167
  Setting Up the Program......Page 169
  Adding a Key-Value Pair......Page 170
  Deleting a Key-Value Pair......Page 171
  Understanding Dictionary Requirements......Page 172
  Setting Up the Program......Page 173
  Creating Constants......Page 174
  Creating the Main Loop......Page 177
  Checking the Guess......Page 178
 Summary......Page 179
 Introducing the Tic-Tac-Toe Game......Page 182
  Introducing the Instructions Program......Page 184
  Calling a Programmer-Created Function......Page 186
  Introducing the Receive and Return Program......Page 187
  Receiving Information through Parameters......Page 188
  Returning Information through Return Values......Page 189
  Receiving and Returning Values in the Same Function......Page 190
  Understanding Software Reuse......Page 191
  Introducing the Birthday Wishes Program......Page 192
  Using Positional Parameters and Positional Arguments......Page 193
  Using Default Parameter Values......Page 194
  Understanding Scopes......Page 196
  Introducing the Global Reach Program......Page 197
  Shadowing a Global Variable from Inside a Function......Page 199
  Planning the Tic-Tac-Toe Game......Page 200
  The display_instruct() Function......Page 203
  The pieces() Function......Page 204
  The legal_moves() Function......Page 205
  The winner() Function......Page 206
  The human_move() Function......Page 207
  The computer_move() Function......Page 208
  The next_turn() Function......Page 210
  The main() Function......Page 211
 Summary......Page 212
 Introducing the Trivia Challenge Game......Page 214
  Introducing the Read It Program......Page 215
  Opening and Closing a File......Page 218
  Reading Characters from a File......Page 219
  Reading Characters from a Line......Page 220
  Looping through a File......Page 221
  Writing Strings to a File......Page 222
  Writing a List of Strings to a File......Page 223
  Pickling Data and Writing It to a File......Page 225
  Reading Data from a File and Unpickling It......Page 227
  Using a Shelf to Store Pickled Data......Page 228
  Using a Shelf to Retrieve Pickled Data......Page 229
  Introducing the Handle It Program......Page 230
  Using a try Statement with an except Clause......Page 231
  Specifying an Exception Type......Page 232
  Handling Multiple Exception Types......Page 233
  Getting an Exception's Argument......Page 234
  Understanding the Data File Layout......Page 235
  The next_line() Function......Page 237
  The welcome() Function......Page 238
  Getting an Answer......Page 239
  Starting the main() Function......Page 240
 Summary......Page 241
 Introducing the Critter Caretaker Program......Page 242
 Understanding Object-Oriented Basics......Page 244
  Introducing the Simple Critter Program......Page 245
  Defining a Method......Page 246
  Introducing the Constructor Critter Program......Page 247
  Creating Multiple Objects......Page 249
  Introducing the Attribute Critter Program......Page 250
  Initializing Attributes......Page 251
  Accessing Attributes......Page 252
 Using Class Attributes and Static Methods......Page 253
  Introducing the Classy Critter Program......Page 254
  Creating a Class Attribute......Page 255
  Creating a Static Method......Page 256
 Understanding Object Encapsulation......Page 257
  Introducing the Private Critter Program......Page 258
  Accessing Private Attributes......Page 259
  Creating Private Methods......Page 260
  Accessing Private Methods......Page 261
  Understanding When to Implement Privacy......Page 262
  Creating Properties......Page 263
  Accessing Properties......Page 265
 Back to the Critter Caretaker Program......Page 266
  The Critter Class......Page 267
  Creating a Menu System......Page 269
 Summary......Page 270
 Introducing the Blackjack Game......Page 272
 Sending and Receiving Messages......Page 273
  Introducing the Alien Blaster Program......Page 274
  Introducing the Playing Cards Program......Page 276
  Creating the Card Class......Page 277
  Creating the Hand Class......Page 278
  Using Card Objects......Page 279
  Combining Card Objects Using a Hand Object......Page 280
  Introducing the Playing Cards 2.0 Program......Page 281
  Creating a Base Class......Page 282
  Inheriting from a Base Class......Page 283
  Extending a Derived Class......Page 284
  Using the Derived Class......Page 285
  Introducing the Playing Cards 3.0 Program......Page 287
  Creating a Base Class......Page 288
  Invoking Base Class Methods......Page 289
  Using the Derived Classes......Page 290
  Introducing the Simple Game Program......Page 292
  Writing Modules......Page 293
  Importing Modules......Page 294
  Using Imported Functions and Classes......Page 295
  The cards Module......Page 296
  Designing the Classes......Page 298
  Writing Pseudocode for the Game Loop......Page 299
  The BJ_Card Class......Page 300
  The BJ_Hand Class......Page 301
  The BJ_Player Class......Page 303
  The BJ_Game Class......Page 304
  The main() Function......Page 307
 Summary......Page 308
 Introducing the Mad Lib Program......Page 310
 Examining a GUI......Page 312
 Understanding Event-Driven Programming......Page 313
  Introducing the Simple GUI Program......Page 314
  Modifying a Root Window......Page 316
  Setting Up the Program......Page 317
  Creating a Label......Page 318
  Setting Up the Program......Page 319
  Creating Buttons......Page 320
  Importing the tkinter Module......Page 321
  Defining a Method to Create the Widgets......Page 322
 Binding Widgets and Event Handlers......Page 323
  Binding the Event Handler......Page 324
  Wrapping Up the Program......Page 325
  Introducing the Longevity Program......Page 326
  Placing a Widget with the Grid Layout Manager......Page 327
  Creating an Entry Widget......Page 328
  Getting and Inserting Text with Text-Based Widgets......Page 329
  Introducing the Movie Chooser Program......Page 331
  Allowing a Widget's Master to Be Its Only Reference......Page 332
  Creating Check Buttons......Page 333
  Wrapping Up the Program......Page 335
  Setting Up the Program......Page 336
  Creating Radio Buttons......Page 337
  Getting a Value from a Group of Radio Buttons......Page 338
  Importing the tkinter Module......Page 339
  The Application Class's create_widgets() Method......Page 340
  The Application Class's tell_story() Method......Page 342
  The Main Part of the Program......Page 343
 Summary......Page 344
 Introducing the Pizza Panic Game......Page 346
 Creating a Graphics Window......Page 348
  Importing the games Module......Page 349
  Initializing the Graphics Screen......Page 350
 Setting a Background Image......Page 351
  Introducing the Background Image Program......Page 352
 Understanding the Graphics Coordinate System......Page 353
 Displaying a Sprite......Page 354
  Introducing the Pizza Sprite Program......Page 355
  Loading an Image for a Sprite......Page 356
  Adding a Sprite to the Screen......Page 358
  Introducing the Big Score Program......Page 360
  Creating a Text Object......Page 361
  Introducing the You Won Program......Page 362
  Creating a Message Object......Page 364
 Moving Sprites......Page 365
  Introducing the Moving Pizza Program......Page 366
 Dealing with Screen Boundaries......Page 367
  Setting Up the Program......Page 368
  Overriding the update() Method......Page 369
 Handling Mouse Input......Page 370
  Setting Up the Program......Page 371
  Setting Mouse Pointer Visibility......Page 372
  Wrapping Up the Program......Page 373
  Introducing the Slippery Pizza Program......Page 374
  Detecting Collisions......Page 375
  Wrapping Up the Program......Page 376
  Setting Up the Program......Page 377
  The Pan Class......Page 378
  The update() Method......Page 379
  The Pizza Class......Page 380
  The Chef Class......Page 381
 Summary......Page 384
 Introducing the Astrocrash Game......Page 386
  Introducing the Read Key Program......Page 388
  Testing for Keystrokes......Page 389
  Wrapping Up the Program......Page 390
  Introducing the Rotate Sprite Program......Page 391
  Introducing the Explosion Program......Page 393
  Examining the Explosion Images......Page 394
  Creating a List of Image Files......Page 395
  Creating an Animation Object......Page 396
  Introducing the Sound and Music Program......Page 397
  Working with Sounds......Page 398
  Working with Music......Page 400
  Game Features......Page 402
  The Astrocrash01 Program......Page 403
  Setting Up the Program......Page 404
  The Asteroid Class......Page 405
  The main() Function......Page 406
  The Ship Class......Page 407
  The Astrocrash03 Program......Page 408
  Adding Ship Class Variable and Constant......Page 409
  Modifying Ship's update() Method......Page 410
  The Astrocrash04 Program......Page 411
  The Missile Class......Page 412
  The Astrocrash05 Program......Page 415
  Modifying Ship's update() Method......Page 416
  The Astrocrash06 Program......Page 417
  Adding Missile's die() Method......Page 418
  Adding Asteroid's die() Method......Page 419
  The Astrocrash07 Program......Page 420
  The Collider Class......Page 421
  Modifying the Asteroid Class......Page 422
  Modifying the Missile Class......Page 423
  The Explosion Class......Page 424
  The Astrocrash08 Program......Page 425
  The Game Class......Page 426
  Adding an Asteroid Class Variable and Constant......Page 430
  Modifying Asteroid's die() Method......Page 431
  Adding Ship's die() Method......Page 432
 Summary......Page 433
 The Archive Files......Page 434
 The livewires Package......Page 436
  The Screen Class......Page 437
  The Sprite Class......Page 438
  The Text Class......Page 441
  The Animation Class......Page 442
  The Mouse Class......Page 443
  The Music Class......Page 444
 Games Functions......Page 445
 Games Constants......Page 446
 Color Module Constants......Page 448
 A......Page 450
 B......Page 453
 C......Page 454
 D......Page 456
 E......Page 457
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 I......Page 463
 K......Page 464
 L......Page 465
 M......Page 466
 O......Page 468
 P......Page 469
 R......Page 472
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 W......Page 479
 Z......Page 480