A Smarter Way to Learn Python: Learn it faster. Remember it longer.

Description

Title Page......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 6 Learn it faster. Remember it longer.......Page 9 How to use this book......Page 11 The language you're learning here......Page 13 1: print......Page 14 2: Variables for Strings......Page 15 3: Variables for Numbers......Page 20 4: Math expressions: Familiar operators......Page 23 5: Variable Names Legal and Illegal......Page 25 6: Math expressions: Unfamiliar operators......Page 27 7: Math expressions: Eliminating ambiguity......Page 29 8: Concatenating text strings......Page 31 9: if statements......Page 34 10: Comparison operators......Page 37 11: else and elif statements......Page 39 12: Testing sets of conditions......Page 42 13: if statements nested......Page 45 14: Comments......Page 49 15: Lists......Page 52 16: Lists: Adding and changing elements......Page 55 17: Lists: Taking slices out of them......Page 59 18: Lists: Deleting and removing elements......Page 61 19: Lists: popping elements......Page 64 20: Tuples......Page 67 21: for loops......Page 69 22: for loops nested......Page 73 23: Getting information from the user and converting strings and numbers......Page 75 24: Changing case......Page 78 25: Dictionaries: What they are......Page 81 26: Dictionaries: How to code one......Page 83 27: Dictionaries: How to pick information out of them......Page 85 28: Dictionaries: The versatility of keys and values......Page 87 29: Dictionaries: Adding items......Page 90 30: Dictionaries: Removing and changing items......Page 92 31: Dictionaries: Looping through values......Page 94 32: Dictionaries: Looping through keys......Page 97 33: Dictionaries: Looping through key-value pairs......Page 99 34: Creating a list of dictionaries......Page 101 35: How to pick information out of a list of dictionaries......Page 103 36: How to append a new dictionary to a list of dictionaries......Page 107 37: Creating a dictionary that contains lists......Page 109 38: How to get information out of a list within a dictionary......Page 111 39: Creating a dictionary that contains a dictionary......Page 114 40: How to get information out of a dictionary within another dictionary......Page 119 41: Functions......Page 121 42: Functions: Passing them information......Page 124 43: Functions: Passing information to them a different way......Page 128 44: Functions: Assigning a default value to a parameter......Page 130 45: Functions: Mixing positional and keyword arguments......Page 133 46: Functions: Dealing with an unknown number of arguments......Page 137 47: Functions: Passing information back from them......Page 140 48: Using functions as variables (which is what they really are)......Page 143 49: Functions: Local vs. global variables......Page 145 50: Functions within functions......Page 149 51: While loops......Page 151 52: While loops: Setting a flag......Page 155 53: Classes......Page 157 54: Classes: Starting to build the structure......Page 159 55: Classes: A bit of housekeeping......Page 161 56: Classes: Creating an instance......Page 163 57: Classes: A little more complexity......Page 167 58: Classes: Getting info out of instances......Page 170 59: Classes: Building functions into them......Page 172 60: Classes: Coding a method......Page 174 61: Classes: Changing an attribute's value......Page 177 62: Data files......Page 180 63: Data files: Storing data......Page 183 64: Data files: Retrieving data......Page 185 65: Data files: Appending data......Page 187 66: Modules......Page 189 67: CSV files......Page 191 68: CSV files: Reading them......Page 193 69: CSV files: Picking information out of them......Page 195 70: CSV files: Loading information into them. Part 1......Page 200 71: CSV files: Loading information into them. Part 2......Page 203 72: CSV files: Loading information into them. Part 3......Page 206 73: CSV files: Appending rows to them.......Page 209 74: How to save a Python list or dictionary in a file: JSON......Page 211 75: How to retrieve a Python list or dictionary from a JSON file......Page 215 76: Planning for things to go wrong......Page 217 77: A more practical example of exception handling......Page 220 Guide to the appendices......Page 222 Appendix A: An easy way to run Python......Page 223 Appendix B: How to install Python on your computer......Page 224 Appendix C: How to run Python in the terminal......Page 226 Appendix D: How to create a Python program that you can save......Page 230 Appendix E: How to run a saved Python program in the terminal......Page 233