Essential Python 3 - Open Tech Book

This book is written to provide all the essential information to get you programming in Python 3. The book starts by running through the basics of the language before showing you how to use some of the powerful libraries included in Python 3.

Title: Essential Python 3
Publisher: Smashwords
Author(s): Kevin Vans-Colina
Published: 2021-07-03
Edition: 1
Format: eBook (pdf, epub, mobi)
Pages: 115
Language: English
ISBN-13: 9780463901809
License: Kevin Vans-Colina
Book Homepage: Free eBook, Errata, Code, Solutions, etc.

Essential Python 3
1. Introduction
2. What is Python
3. Getting Python
	Install Python
	Setting Up the Path
	Unix / Linux Path
		Csh shell
		Bash shell (Linux)
		sh or ksh shell
		Windows Path
	Running Python
4. Python 2
5. Python Basics
	Using the Interpreter Interactively
	Using the Interpreter with a Script
6. Python Help
7. Python Syntax
	Identifiers in Python
	Program Layout
	Comments
8. Variables
	Immutability
	Numeric Variables
	int (signed integers)
	float (floating point real values)
	Complex (complex numbers)
	Strings
		String Methods
		String Formatting
	Variable Scope and Namespaces
9. Data Types
	Lists
	Tuple
	Dictionaries
10. Data Type Conversion
11. Operators
	Arithmetic Operators
	Comparison Operators
	Assignment Operators
	Bitwise Operators
	Logical Operators
	Membership Operators
	Identity Operators
	Operator Precedence
12. Program Flow Control
	While Loop
	For Loop
	Offsets and Items
	Continue Statement
	Break Statement
	Loop Statements and Else
	If Statement
	if / else Ternary Expression
13. Functions
	Function Definition
	Default Function Arguments
	Variable Length Arguments
	Anonymous Functions
	Map Function
	Filter Function
	Reduce Function
14. Modules
	Module Reloads
	Locating Module Files
	Module Data Hiding
	__name__ and __main__
15. Classes and Objects
	Class Definition
	Static methods
	Inheritance
	Function Overloading
	Overloading Operators
	Class attributes
	Garbage Collection
16. Input and Output
	Screen Output
	Keyboard Input
	Opening Files for Reading and Writing
	Writing to Files
	Reading from Files
	Closing Files
	Binary Files
	Moving around Files
	File Attributes
	Managing Files and Directories
17. Exceptions
	try - except
	try – finally
	Exception Arguments
	Raising Exceptions
18. Date and Time
	Time Module
	Formatted Time
	DateTime Module
	Calendar Module
19. Example Project – Software Bug Tracker
	Issue Class
	Project Class
20. Command Line Arguments
21. Configuration Files
22. Databases
	SQL
23. XML
	Simple API for XML (SAX)
	Document Object Module for XML (DOM)
24. HTML Parsing
25. Tkinter- GUI
	Overview
		Widget Layout
		Pack Manager
		Place Manager
		Grid Manager
	Simple Form
	Practical Form
	Message Boxes
	Dialogs
		File Dialog
	Menus
	Resizing the form
	Scroll Bars
26. Where Next?
27. Appendix 1-Interpreter Command Line Options
28. Appendix 2 – Reserved Words
29. Appendix 3– Bug Tracker Code
	Issue.py
	project.py
	bugTracker.py
30. Appendix 4 – Simple Notepad 1
31. Appendix 5 – Simple Notepad 2

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