Illustrated Guide to Python 3: A Complete Walkthrough of Beginning Python with Unique Illustrations Showing how Python Really Works. Now covers Python 3.6

Introducing Your Guide to Learning PythonIllustrated Guide to Learning Python is designed to bring developers and others who are anxious to learn Python up to speed quickly. Not only does it teach the basics of syntax, but it condenses years of experience. You will learn warts, gotchas, best practices and hints that have been gleaned through the years in days. You will hit the ground running and running in the right way.Learn Python QuicklyPython is an incredible language. It is powerful and applicable in many areas. It is used for automation of simple or complex tasks, numerical processing, web development, interactive games and more. Whether you are a programmer coming to Python from another language, managing Python programmers or wanting to learn to program, it makes sense to cut to the chase and learn Python the right way. You could scour blogs, websites and much longer tomes if you have time. Treading on Python lets you learn the hints and tips to be Pythonic quickly.Packed with Useful Hints and TipsYou'll learn the best practices without wasting time searching or trying to force Python to be like other languages. I've collected all the gems I've gleaned over years of writing and teaching Python for you.A No Nonsense Guide to Mastering Basic PythonPython is a programming language that lets you work more quickly and integrate your systems more effectively. You can learn to use Python and see almost immediate gains in productivity and lower maintenance costs.What you will learn:Distilled best practices and tipsHow interpreted languages workUsing basic types such as Strings, Integers, and FloatsBest practices for using the interpreter during developmentThe difference between mutable and immutable dataSets, Lists, and Dictionaries, and when to use eachGathering keyboard inputHow to define a classLooping constructsHandling Exceptions in codeSlicing sequencesCreating modular codeUsing librariesLaying out codeCommunity prescribed conventions Introduction......Page 4 Why Python?......Page 5 Which Version of Python?......Page 6 The Interpreter......Page 9 Running Programs......Page 15 Writing and Reading Data......Page 21 Variables......Page 23 More about Objects......Page 33 Numbers......Page 43 Strings......Page 50 dir, help, and pdb......Page 57 Strings and Methods......Page 61 Comments, Booleans, and None......Page 70 Conditionals and Whitespace......Page 77 Containers: Lists, Tuples, and Sets......Page 84 Iteration......Page 98 Dictionaries......Page 106 Functions......Page 116 Indexing and Slicing......Page 125 File Input and Output......Page 130 Unicode......Page 138 Classes......Page 148 Subclassing a Class......Page 164 Exceptions......Page 172 Importing Libraries......Page 184 Libraries: Packages and Modules......Page 191 A Complete Example......Page 196 Onto Bigger and Better......Page 207 File Navigation......Page 208 Useful Links......Page 210 About the Author......Page 211 Also Available......Page 213 One more thing......Page 219