Table of Contents:
1. Introduction to Computers and Programming
2. Input,Processing, and Output
3. Decision Structures and Boolean Logic
4. Repetition Structures
5. Functions
6. Files and Exceptions
7. Lists and Tuples
8. More About Strings
9. Dictionaries and Sets
10. Classes and Object-Oriented Programming
11. Inheritance
12. Recursion
13. GUI Programming
14. Database Programming
Appendix A: Installing Python
Appendix B: Introductionto IDLE
Appendix C: The ASCII Character Set
Appendix D: Predefined Named Colors
Appendix E: More About the import Statement
Appendix F: Formatting Numeric Output with the format() Function
Appendix G: Installing Modules with the pip Utility
Appendix H: Answers toCheckpoints
Index
Credits
About the Author :
Tony Gaddis is the principal author of the Starting Out With series oftext books. Tony has two decades of experience teaching computer science courses, primarily at Haywood Community College. He is a highly acclaimed instructor who was previously selected as the North Carolina Community College“ Teacher of the Year” and has received the Teaching Excellence award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development. The Starting Out With series includes introductory books covering C++, Java™, Microsoft® Visual Basic®, Microsoft® C#®, Python®, Programming Logic and Design, Alice, and App Inventor, all published by Pearson.
