Python Succinctly

Learn to use the Python language to create programs of all kinds. Author Jason Cannon will guide you from complete unfamiliarity with Python to creating practical applications. With Python Succinctly, lack of experience isn't an obstacle to programming language mastery. Table of Contents The Story behind the Succinctly Series of Books Information is plentiful but harder to digest The Succinctly series The best authors, the best content Free forever Free? What is the catch? Let us know what you think About the Author Introduction A Note on the Text Getting Started Configuring Your Environment for Python Installing Python Choosing Python 2 or Python 3 Windows Installation Instructions Mac Installation Instructions Linux Installation Instructions Installing Python on Debian-Based Linux Distributions Installing Python on RPM Based Linux Distributions Preparing Your Computer for Python Running Python Programs Running Python Programs on Windows Running Python Programs on Mac and Linux Creating and Editing Python Source Code Windows Mac Linux Downloading the Source Code Examples Review Resources Chapter 1 Variables and Strings Variables Strings Using Quotes within Strings Indexing Built-in Functions The print() Function The len() Function String Methods The lower() String Method The upper() String Method String Concatenation Repeating Strings The str() Function Formatting Strings Getting User Input Review Exercises Animal, Vegetable, Mineral Solution Copy Cat Pig Speak Solution Resources Chapter 2 Numbers, Math, and Comments Numeric Operations Strings and Numbers The int() Function The float() Function Comments Review Exercises Calculate the Cost of Cloud Hosting Solution Calculate the Cost of Cloud Hosting, Continued Solution Chapter 3 Booleans and Conditionals Comparators Boolean Operators Conditionals Review Exercises Walk, Drive, or Fly Solution Resources Chapter 4 Functions Review Exercises Fill in the Blank Word Game Solution Resources Chapter 5 Lists Adding Items to a List Slices String Slices Finding an Item in a List Exceptions Looping through a List Sorting a List List Concatenation Ranges Review Exercises Grocery List Solution Resources Chapter 6 Dictionaries Adding Items to a Dictionary Removing Items from a Dictionary Finding a Key in a Dictionary Finding a Value in a Dictionary Looping through a Dictionary Nesting Dictionaries Review Exercises Interesting Facts Solution Resources Chapter 7 Tuples Switching between Tuples and Lists Looping through a Tuple Tuple Assignment Review Exercises ZIP Codes Solution Resources Chapter 8 File I/O File Position Closing a File Automatically Closing a File Reading a File One Line at a Time File Modes Writing to a File Binary Files Exceptions Review Exercises Line Numbers Solution Alphabetize Solution Resources Chapter 9 Modules Modules Peeking Inside a Module The Module Search Path The Python Standard Library Creating Your Own Modules Using main Review Exercises Pig Speak, Redux Solution Resources Conclusion Appendix Appendix A: Trademarks