Python crash course: a hands-on, project-based introduction to programming

Introduction

Part I: basics

Getting started

Variables and simple data types

Introducing lists

Working with lists

If statements

Dictionaries

User input and while loops

Functions

Classes

Files and exceptions

Testing your code

Part II: projects

A ship that fires bullets

Aliens!

Scoring

Generating data

Downloading data

Working with APIS

Getting started with Django

User accounts

Styling and deploying an app

Installation and troubleshooting

Text editors and IDES

Getting help

Using GIT for version control

Troubleshooting deployments

Index

Basics. Getting started ; Variables and simple data types ; Introducing lists ; Working with lists ; If statements ; Dictionaries ; User input and while loops ; Functions ; Classes ; Files and exceptions ; Testing your code

Projects. Project 1, Alien invasion. A ship that fires bullets ; Aliens! ; Scoring

Project 2, Data visualization. Generating data ; Downloading data ; Working with APIs

Project 3, Web applications. Getting started with Django ; User accounts ; Styling and deploying an app

Afterword. A. Installation and troubleshooting

B. Text editors and IDEs

C. Getting help

D. Using Git for version control.