Python in easy steps 1st edition by Mike Mcgrath ISBN 1840785969 9781840785968

Chapter 1: Getting Started

• Installing Python on Windows 10

• Installing Python on Linux

• Meeting the Interpreter

• Writing Your First Program

• Employing Variables

• Obtaining User Input

• Correcting Errors

• Summary

Chapter 2: Performing Operations

• Doing Arithmetic

• Assigning Values

• Comparing Values

• Assessing Logic

• Examining Conditions

• Setting Precedence

• Casting Data Types

• Manipulating Bits

• Summary

Chapter 3: Making Statements

• Writing Lists

• Manipulating Lists

• Restricting Lists

• Associating List Elements

• Branching with if

• Looping while True

• Looping Over Items

• Breaking Out of Loops

• Summary

Chapter 4: Defining Functions

• Understanding Scope

• Supplying Arguments

• Returning Values

• Using Callbacks

• Adding Placeholders

• Producing Generators

• Handling Exceptions

• Debugging Assertions

• Summary

Chapter 5: Importing Modules

• Storing Functions

• Owning Function Names

• Interrogating the System

• Performing Mathematics

• Calculating Decimals

• Telling the Time

• Running a Timer

• Matching Patterns

• Summary

Chapter 6: Managing Strings

• Manipulating Strings

• Formatting Strings

• Modifying Strings

• Converting Strings

• Accessing Files

• Reading and Writing Files

• Updating File Strings

• Pickling Data

• Summary

Chapter 7: Programming Objects

• Encapsulating Data

• Creating Instance Objects

• Addressing Class Attributes

• Examining Built-In Attributes

• Collecting Garbage

• Inheriting Features

• Overriding Base Methods

• Harnessing Polymorphism

• Summary

Chapter 8: Processing Requests

• Sending Responses

• Handling Values

• Submitting Forms

• Providing Text Areas

• Checking Boxes

• Choosing Radio Buttons

• Selecting Options

• Uploading Files

• Summary

Chapter 9: Building Interfaces

• Launching a Window

• Responding to Buttons

• Displaying Messages

• Gathering Entries

• Listing Options

• Polling Radio Buttons

• Checking Boxes

• Adding Images

• Summary

Chapter 10: Developing Applications

• Generating Random Numbers

• Planning the Program

• Designing the Interface

• Assigning Static Properties

• Initializing Dynamic Properties

• Adding Runtime Functionality

• Testing the Program

• Installing a Freezing Tool

• Freezing the Program