Python Bootcamp : A Rapid Crash Course Featuring Q&a Sessions, Exercises, and Projects

Python Bootcamp is a concise guide to becoming proficient in the Python programming language. This book enables you to write and comprehend engaging Python programs quickly.

The book is organized into three main parts. Part I: Foundations lays the groundwork for your programming journey. You’ll begin with setting up your programming environment and introducing essential programming concepts. Next, you’ll explore strings, integers, floats, booleans, lists, tuples, and dictionaries, all while learning to create interactive applications. Part II: Building Smart Programs equips you with the tools to enhance your coding skills. You’ll learn to make decisions in your programs and learn how to repeat actions efficiently. You’ll learn more complex structures and learn about Functions and Modules to create reusable code. Further, you will be introduced to error management, and how to read from and write to files. Part III: Introduction to OOP offers a brief overview of object-oriented programming. You’ll explore Classes and Objects and learn about  Inheritance, allowing for code reuse and organization.

Each chapter is designed to be completed in short time, making this book perfect for readers who feel intimidated by lengthy, complex programming texts yet wish to learn quickly and effectively.

What you will learn:

• Understand the fundamental features of Python 3
• Learn to use Jupyter Notebook with the Anaconda distribution.
• Discover tools that can improve your coding skills.
• Explore Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) with Python.

Who this book is for:

Software developers, and software architects. Readers with basic programming knowledge will find it quick and easy to understand.

Vaskaran Sarcar is a software engineer with 12+ years of experience in education and the IT industry. He devoted his early years (2005–2007) to the teaching profession at various engineering colleges, and later, he joined HP India PPS R&D Hub in Bangalore. He worked there for over 10 years and became a senior software engineer and team lead. After that, he pursued his passion and became an independent full-time author. Vaskaran has already authored 15 Apress books.