A Beginners Guide to Python 3 Programming

John Hunt is a technology trainer, consultant, mentor and author who has 35 years experience within the computing industry. He has worked extensively in Object Oriented and Functional technologies using language from Java through C# to Scala and of course Python. John was first involved with Python while working with a FinTech company in 2010. Since then he has been involved in numerous Python projects and has worked with a number of companies helping to develop their Python skills.

Setting up the Python Environment.- A First Python Program.- Python Strings.- Numbers, Booleans and None.- Flow of Control using if statements.- Number Guessing Game.- Recursion.- Introduction to Structured Analysis.- Functions in Python.- Implementing a Calculator using Functions.- Introduction to Functional Programming.- Curried Functions.- Introduction to Object Orientation.- Class Side and Static Behaviour.- Why Bother with Object Orientation?.- Operator Overloading.- Error and Exception Handling.- Python Modules and Packages.- Abstract Base Classes.- Protocols, Polymorphism and Descriptors.- Iterables, Iterators, Generators and Coroutines.- Collection Related Modules.- ADTs, Queues and Stacks.- Map, Filter and Reduce.- TicTacToe Game.

“This comprehensive, well-written book covers the programming language Python in great depth … . It is better suited for those with previous programming experience and an awareness of programming paradigms and concepts.” (Michael Oudshoorn, Computing Reviews, August 5, 2021)