Object-Oriented Python (Paperback)

Irv Kalb

ISBN 10: 1718502060 / ISBN 13: 9781718502062

Published by No Starch Press,US, San Francisco, 2022

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Paperback. Power up your Python with object-oriented programming and learn how to write powerful, efficient, and re-usable code.Power up your Python with object-oriented programming and learn how to write powerful, efficient, and re-usable code.Object-Oriented Python is an intuitive and thorough guide to mastering object-oriented programming from the ground up. You'll cover the basics of building classes and creating objects, and put theory into practice using the pygame package with clear examples that help visualize the object-oriented style. You'll explore the key concepts of object-oriented programming - encapsulation, polymorphism, and inheritance - and learn not just how to code with objects, but the absolute best practices for doing so. Finally, you'll bring it all together by building a complex video game, complete with full animations and sounds. The book covers two fully functional Python code packages that will speed up development of graphical user interface (GUI) programs in Python. "This guide to mastering object-oriented programming with Python covers the basics of building classes and creating objects through clear examples using the pygame package. Also explores key concepts like encapsulation, polymorphism, and inheritance as well as best practices for coding with objects"-- Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Object-Oriented Python (Paperback)
• Publisher: No Starch Press,US, San Francisco
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1718502060
• ISBN 13: 9781718502062
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Power up your Python with object-oriented programming and learn how to write powerful, efficient, and re-usable code.

Object-Oriented Python is an intuitive and thorough guide to mastering object-oriented programming from the ground up. You’ll cover the basics of building classes and creating objects, and put theory into practice using the pygame package with clear examples that help visualize the object-oriented style. You’ll explore the key concepts of object-oriented programming — encapsulation, polymorphism, and inheritance — and learn not just how to code with objects, but the absolute best practices for doing so. Finally, you’ll bring it all together by building a complex video game, complete with full animations and sounds. The book covers two fully functional Python code packages that will speed up development of graphical user interface (GUI)  programs in Python.

About the Author

Irv Kalb is an adjunct professor at UCSC-Extension and University of Silicon Valley (formerly Cogswell College), where he teaches introductory and object-oriented programming courses in Python. Kalb has a bachelor's and master's degree in Computer Science, decades of experience developing software while focusing on educational software, and has been teaching for over 10 years. He is the author of Learn to Program with Python 3: A Step-by-Step Guide to Programming (Apress).