Adam Stewart - Python Programming: Python Programming for Beginners, Python Programming for Intermediates

Python Programming

Python Programming for Beginners

By Adam Stewart

Copyright 2016 by Adam Stewart

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Getting started in coding can be tough. You may have looked at a few of the most popular coding languages, such as C++ or Java and been a bit scared by what you saw. The pages may have been filled to the brim with letters and symbols that you just didnt understand, and you became frustrated and just wanted to walk away. Many people are scared of programing and feel like it is just too hard for them. But with the Python programming language, you will find that it can be easier than ever to learn about coding and to even read it like a professional.

This guidebook is going to give you some of the basics that you need to get started with Python programming. We will start out a bit talking about what Python programming is as well as some of the steps that you should take in order to download the program, if it isnt already present on your computer, and give you some more information to really understand why this program is so great. We will then move on to some keywords that will be useful to you when starting out with the program and even talk about the benefits and the drawbacks of using Python for all your coding and programing needs.

The rest of the guidebook is devoted to talking about some of the different

things that you can do within the Python program as well as some examples of how each of these would work. We talk about adding comments into the code, working with strings and integers, and even spend some time working with variables so that they will show up right in the program. It is a great idea to experiment a bit with the process. Python makes it easy to test out your strings so that you can figure out what is going to work and what needs some more practice.

Getting started in programing can seem like a challenge. You may worry that you arent going to be able to figure it all out and all of those crazy programing languages may have scared you away in the first place. This guidebook is going to spend some time looking at the Python language and exploring how easy it can be to get started with this simple program.

The computer world has brought in many different types of people. Some are interested in making money creating their own programs to sell to others. Some just like to mess around and learn different things about how the computer will work. And still others have devoted their lives to programming, making it the product that brings home their income each month whether they work at repairing computers, work in a corporation to keep the computers safe, or doing some other aspect of computer technology.

When it comes to computer technology, nothing is going to be simple. Before you can even get a program to work on the computer, it needs to receive the right code to make it work. There are several options for code creation that a computer tech can choose including Java, C++ and Python. Here we will

explore a bit about Python and why it is often preferred over the other two programming options.

Before you are able to start using Python to take over your programming needs, it is important to start learning more about it and all of the great benefits you will receive when using this program. Python is a high level programming tool, which means that it is easy to use and read, even as a beginner. The philosophy behind the code is readability and it has a type of syntax that allows the programmer to express their concepts without having pages of code along with it. Compared to using other popular codes, like Java and C++, this can make Python much easier to complete.

The philosophy of this code language is simple enough to use. It believes that a simple design is so much better than a complex one and that readability is important. This is a great language for beginners to get started on because they will actually be able to read and understand the code they are putting in. With other options, they may have to spend a lot of time trying to get the code just right, adding in many other symbols to get it to work. But with Python, it is kept much simpler and you may find that it is easier to read through the lines and see what you are doing.

Some of the features that you may like with Python include:

An elegant syntax which will make the programs so easy to read.

Language that is easy to use so that the program will work without a lot of bugs. If you are doing ad hoc programming tasks or prototype development because it works well without issues with maintaining the program.

Has a large library that will work with other programming tasks such as changing files, searching for text, and connecting with web servers.

Python is really interactive. This makes it easier for you to test out small bits of code to see if they work. You can also bundle it with a development environment called IDLE.

If you would like to expand the programming language, it is easy to extend into other modules like C or C++.

Python programming can be run on any unit including Unix, Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X.

The software is free. You wont have to pay anything to download and use Python in your own life. you can also make modifications and redistribute this product. It is under a license, but it is an open source license so others are able to use it.

Even though Python is a simple programming language, it does contain some advanced features like list comprehensions and generators.

Errors can be caught quickly in this programming. Since data types are dynamically typed, when you mix types together that dont match, it will

raise an exception for you to notice.

You can group the codes into packages and modules if needed.

There is a wide variety of basic data types that you can choose from including dictionaries, lists, strings, and numbers.

The Origins of Python

The beginning of the modern Python programming started in December of 1989. The creator of this program was Guido van Rossum who began programming as more of a hobby. At the time, van Rossum was working on a project with the Dutch CWI research institute, that was later terminated. Van Rossum was able to use some of the basics of this new language, known as the ABC language, in order to work on Python.

The main strength of this language is that it is really easy to extend upon to make more complex, or keep simple, and it was able to support multiple platforms. Both of these were important during the days when personal computers were becoming popular. And since Python was designed to communicate with different file formats and libraries, it became a hit as well.

Python has grown quite a bit since its inception and more tools have been added to make the programing more functioning. In addition to making Python

easy to use, van Rossum has been working on initiatives that encourage the education of coding to everyone, not just a select few. Using Python to use coding can make things easier and helps to get rid of some of the fears associated with the complex computer codes since it doesnt look so scary.