The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Python Programming: A Step-by-Step Guide with Examples and Lab Exercises

Table of Contents
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewer
Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction to Computer Programming
	What Is Python
	Getting Started
		Setting Up
		Install on Windows
		Install on MacOS
		Install on Linux
	Summary
Chapter 2: The Basics
	Language Classification
		Low-Level Language
		High-Level Language
	Python Language Syntax
		Reserved Words
		Identifiers
		Indentation
		Comments
		Input
		Output
		Escape Characters
	Writing a Program
	Lab Exercises
	Why should you include comments?
Chapter 3: Working with Data
	Variables
		Local Variables
		Global Variables
	Basic Data Types
		Integers
		Floating Point Numbers
		Strings
		Lists
		Two-Dimensional Lists
		Sets
		Tuples
		Dictionaries
	Program Input
	Program Output
	Casting Data Types
	Arithmetic Operators
		Operator Precedence
		Performing Arithmetic
	Comparison Operators
	Boolean Operators
	Bitwise Operators
	Lab Exercises
	Summary
Chapter 4: Flow Control
	Sequence
	Selection
		if... else
		elif
	Iteration (Loops)
		For Loop
		While Loop
	Break and Continue
	Lab Exercises
	Summary
Chapter 5: Handling Files
	File Types
		Text File
		Binary
	Text File Operations
		Open Files
		Write to a File
		Read from a File
	Binary File Operations
		Open Files
		Write to a File
		Read a File
	Random File Access
	Lab Exercises
	Summary
Chapter 6: Using Functions
	Declaring Functions
	Scope
	Recursion
		Lab Exercises
	Summary
Chapter 7: Using Modules
	Importing Modules
	Creating Your Own Modules
	Lab Exercises
	Summary
Chapter 8: Exception Handling
	Types of Exception
	Catching Exceptions
	Raising Your Own Exceptions
	Summary
Chapter 9: Object-Oriented Programming
	Principles of OOP
		Encapsulation
		Inheritance
		Polymorphism
		Abstraction
	Classes and Objects
	Class Inheritance
	Polymorphic Classes
	Method Overriding
	Lab Exercises
	Summary
Chapter 10: Building an Interface
	Creating a Window
	Adding Widgets
		Menus
		The Canvas
		Images
		Buttons
		Message Boxes
		Text Field
		Listbox
		Checkbox
		Labels
		Label Frame
	Interface Design
	Summary
Chapter 11: Developing a Game
	Installing Pygame
	Opening a Window
	Adding an Image
	The Game Loop
	The Event Loop
	Shapes
	Basic Animation
	Summary
Chapter 12: Python Web Development
	Web Servers
	Install the Web Server
	Set Up Python Support
	Executing a Script
	Python Web Frameworks
	Summary
Appendix A: Quick Reference
	Data Types
	Numeric Operators
	Comparison Operators
	Boolean Operators
	String Operators
	List Operators
	Dictionary Operators
	String Methods
	List Methods
	Dictionary Methods
	Functions
	Files
	Conditional
	Multi-conditional
	While Loop
	For Loop
	Loop Control
	Modules
	Built-In Functions
	Declare a Class
	Child Class
	Create Object
	Call Object Method
	Access Object Attributes
	Exceptions
Index