Starting Out with Python, Global Edition, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (September 13, 2024) © 2024

  • Tony Gaddis Haywood Community College
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Title overview

Updated for versions of Python up through Python 3.9.

Starting Out with Python introduces programming concepts and problem-solving skills using Tony Gaddis' accessible approach. Written for novice programmers, Gaddis uses easy-to-understand language to introduce concepts. Control structures are explained, then classes and GUI applications. Every chapter includes clear and easy-to-read code listings, practical real-world examples, focused explanations and an abundance of exercises. As you progress through the text, you'll learn to recognise how to design the logic of high-quality programs and then implement those programs using Python.

The 6th Edition is thoroughly updated with new language features and functionality for versions of Python up through Python 3.9.

Table of contents

  • Introduction to Computers and Programming
  • Input, Processing, and Output
  • Decision Structures and Boolean Logic
  • Repetition Structures
  • Functions
  • Files and Exceptions
  • Lists and Tuples
  • More About Strings
  • Dictionaries and Sets
  • Classes and Object-Oriented Programming
  • Inheritance
  • Recursion
  • GUI Programming
  • Database Programming
  • APPENDICES
  • Installing Python
  • Introduction to IDLE
  • The ASCII Character Set
  • Predefined Named Colors
  • More About the import Statement
  • Formatting Numeric Output with the format () Function
  • Installing Modules with the pip Utility
  • Answers to Checkpoints

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