Learn to Program with Python 3 - 2nd Edition by Irv Kalb (Paperback)

About the Book

Move from zero knowledge of programming to comfortably writing small to medium-sized programs in Python. Fully updated for Python 3, with code and examples throughout, the book explains Python coding with an accessible, step-by-step approach designed to bring you into the world of software development. Real-world scenarios make the material understandable, with a wide variety of well-documented examples to illustrate each concept. Along the way, you'll develop short programs through a series of coding challenges that reinforce the content of the chapters.

Book Synopsis

Python is one of the most widely used computer languages in the world. It's popularity is growing steadily every day. There are many courses you can take to learn Python. However, there is no book out there that has become the "Bible" for students who are completely new to the world of software development, to learn how to program in Python. The author has searched without success for such a book. The author has taken his personally developed, highly successful curriculum, which he has taught in a number of Silicon Valley colleges, and turned it into this book.

From the Back Cover

Move from zero knowledge of programming to comfortably writing small to medium-sized programs in Python. Fully updated for Python 3, with code and examples throughout, the book explains Python coding with an accessible, step-by-step approach designed to bring you comfortably into the world of software development.

Real-world analogies make the material understandable, with a wide variety of well-documented examples to illustrate each concept. Along the way, you'll develop short programs through a series of coding challenges that reinforce the content of the chapters.

Learn to Program with Python 3 guides you with material developed in the author's university computer science courses. The author's conversational style feels like you're working with a personal tutor. All material is thoughtfully laid out, each lesson building on previous ones.

About the Author

Irv Kalb has a BS and MS in Computer Science, and has worked as a software developer, manager, and as a teacher of software throughout his career. He has worked both as an employee for a number of technical companies and for many years as an independent consultant. He has been writing technical articles and ebooks about software since 2000, and has been teaching software development in Silicon Valley colleges since 2010.