Learn Python 3 the Hard Way (Paperback)

Zed Shaw

ISBN 10: 0134692888 / ISBN 13: 9780134692883

Published by Pearson Education (US), Boston, 2017

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Paperback. Zed Shaw has perfected the world's best system for learning Python. Following it, students will succeed-just like the hundreds of thousands of beginners Zed has taught to date! In Learn Python 3 the Hard Way, students will learn Python while working through 52 brilliantly crafted exercises. Read them. Type their code precisely. (No copying and pasting!) Fix mistakes. Watch the programs run. As they do, they'll learn how software works; what good programs look like; how to read, write, and think about code; and how to find and fix your mistakes using tricks professional programmers use. Readers will learn Python by working through 52 brilliantly crafted exercises. Read them. Type their code precisely. (No copying and pasting!) Fix the mistakes. Watch the programs run. Includes 5+ hours of video where Shaw shows how to break, fix, and debug code. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780134692883

Bibliographic Details

Title: Learn Python 3 the Hard Way (Paperback)

Publisher: Pearson Education (US), Boston

Publication Date: 2017

Binding: Paperback

Condition: new

Edition: 4th Edition

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Synopsis:

You Will Learn Python 3!

 

Zed Shaw has perfected the world’s best system for learning Python 3. Follow it and you will succeed—just like the millions of beginners Zed has taught to date! You bring the discipline, commitment, and persistence; the author supplies everything else.

 

In Learn Python 3 the Hard Way, you’ll learn Python by working through 52 brilliantly crafted exercises. Read them. Type their code precisely. (No copying and pasting!) Fix your mistakes. Watch the programs run. As you do, you’ll learn how a computer works; what good programs look like; and how to read, write, and think about code. Zed then teaches you even more in 5+ hours of video where he shows you how to break, fix, and debug your code—live, as he’s doing the exercises.

• Install a complete Python environment
• Organize and write code
• Fix and break code
• Basic mathematics
• Variables
• Strings and text
• Interact with users
• Work with files
• Looping and logic
• Data structures using lists and dictionaries
• Program design
• Object-oriented programming
• Inheritance and composition
• Modules, classes, and objects
• Python packaging
• Automated testing
• Basic game development
• Basic web development

It’ll be hard at first. But soon, you’ll just get it—and that will feel great! This course will reward you for every minute you put into it. Soon, you’ll know one of the world’s most powerful, popular programming languages. You’ll be a Python programmer.

 

This Book Is Perfect For

• Total beginners with zero programming experience
• Junior developers who know one or two languages
• Returning professionals who haven’t written code in years
• Seasoned professionals looking for a fast, simple, crash course in Python 3

About the Author:

Zed A. Shaw is the author of the popular online books Learn Python the Hard Way, Learn Ruby the Hard Way, and Learn C the Hard Way. He is also the creator of several open source software projects and has been programming and writing for nearly 20 years. Most of his free time is devoted to the study of painting and art history.