Allen B. DowneyCambridge University PressEdition: Illustrated, 5/28/2009EAN 9780521725965, ISBN10: 0521725968Paperback, 272 pages, 25.4 x 17.8 x 1.5 cmLanguage: EnglishA no-nonsense introduction to software design using the Python programming language. Written for people with no programming experience, this book starts with the most basic concepts and gradually adds new material. Some of the ideas students find most challenging, like recursion and object-oriented programming, are divided into a sequence of smaller steps and introduced over the course of several chapters. The focus is on the programming process, with special emphasis on debugging. The book includes a wide range of exercises, from short examples to substantial projects, so that students have ample opportunity to practise each new concept. Exercise solutions and code examples are available from thinkpython.com, along with Swampy, a suite of Python programs that is used in some of the exercises.1. Preface2. The way of the program3. Variables, expressions and statements4. Functions5. Case studyinterface design6. Conditionals and recursion7. Fruitful functions8. Iteration9. Strings10. Case studyword play11. Lists12. Dictionaries13. Tuples14. Case studydata structure selection15. Files16. Classes and objects17. Classes and functions18. Classes and methods19. Inheritance20. Case studyTkinterAppendix 1debugging.'I liked this book. The presentation is neat and clean, I might even say cheerful. And I learned a lot, not least of all where higher level languages are going, and the terminology used to express that. ... I liked the pace of presentation. I liked the constant stirring of topics: a new feature, a hint on debugging, a few words on programming style, some thoughts on programming principles, then on to the next new feature. It really is a nice mix. If one is writing a textbook on scientific programming (rather than computer science as this one is), one could well learn some style tips here.' Scientific Programming
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