Sams Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours, 2nd Edition

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours will help you get started fast, master all the core concepts of programming, and build anything from websites to games. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll move from the absolute basics through functions, objects, classes, modules, database integration, and more. Every lesson and case study application builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success!

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Python development tasks.

Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.

Notes present interesting information related to the discussion.

Tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.

Warnings alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.

Learn how to…

• Install and run the right version of Python for your operating system
• Store, manipulate, reformat, combine, and organize information
• Create logic to control how programs run and what they do
• Interact with users or other programs, wherever they are
• Save time and improve reliability by creating reusable functions
• Master Python data types: numbers, text, lists, and dictionaries
• Write object-oriented programs that work better and are easier to improve
• Expand Python classes to make them even more powerful
• Use third-party modules to perform complex tasks without writing new code
• Split programs to make them more maintainable and reusable
• Clearly document your code so others can work with it
• Store data in SQLite databases, write queries, and share data via JSON
• Simplify Python web development with the Flask framework
• Quickly program Python games with PyGame
• Avoid, troubleshoot, and fix problems with your code

Table of Contents

HOUR 1 Installing and Running Python
HOUR 2 Putting Numbers to Work in Python
HOUR 3 Logic in Programming
HOUR 4 Storing Text in Strings
HOUR 5 Processing Input and Output
HOUR 6 Grouping Items in Lists
HOUR 7 Using Loops to Repeat Code
HOUR 8 Using Functions to Create Reusable Code
HOUR 9 Using Dictionaries to Pair Keys with Values
HOUR 10 Making Objects
HOUR 11 Making Classes
HOUR 12 Expanding Classes to Add Functionality
HOUR 13 Using Pythona??s Modules to Add Functionality
HOUR 14 Splitting Up a Program
HOUR 15 Providing Documentation for Code
HOUR 16 Working with Program Files
HOUR 17 Sharing Information with JSON
HOUR 18 Storing Information in Databases
HOUR 19 Using SQL to Get More out of Databases
HOUR 20 Developing for the Web with Flask
HOUR 21 Making Games with PyGame
HOUR 22 Saving Your Code Properly Through Versioning
HOUR 23 Fixing Problem Code
HOUR 24 Taking the Next Steps with Python