Irv Kalb – författare

Object-Oriented Python is an intuitive and thorough guide to mastering object-oriented programming from the ground up. You'll cover the basics of building classes and creating objects, and put theory into practice using the pygame package with clear examples that help visualize the object-oriented style. You'll explore the key concepts of object-oriented programming - encapsulation, polymorphism, and inheritance - and learn not just how to code with objects, but the absolute best practices for doing so. Finally, you'll bring it all together by building a complex video game, complete with full animations and sounds. The book covers two fully functional Python code packages that will speed up development of graphical user interface (GUI) programs in Python.

Get started in the world of software development: go from zero knowledge of programming to comfortably writing small to medium-sized programs in Python.  Programming can be intimidating (especially when most books on software require you to know and use obscure command line instructions) but it doesn’t have to be that way!

In Learn to Program with Python, author Irv Kalb uses his in-person teaching experience to guide you through learning the Python computer programming language. He uses a conversational style to make you feel as though he is your personal tutor. All material is laid out in a thoughtful manner, each lesson building on previous ones. Many real–world analogies make the material easy to relate to. A wide variety of well-documented examples are provided.  Along the way, you’ll develop small programs on your own through a series of coding challenges that reinforce the content of the chapters.

What You Will Learn  Learn fundamental programming concepts including: variables and assignment statements, functions, conditionals, loops, lists, strings, file input and output, Internet data, and data structuresGet comfortable with the free IDLE Interactive Development Environment (IDE), which you will use to write and debug all your Python code - no need to use the command line!Build text-based programs, including a number of simple gamesLearn how to re-use code by building your own modulesUse Python''s built-in data structures and packages to represent and make use of complex data from the InternetWho This Book Is ForThis book assumes that you have absolutely no prior knowledge about programming. There is no need to learn or use any obscure Unix commands. Students of any age who have had no exposure to programming and are interested in learning to do software development in the Python language. The book can be used as a text book associated with a high school or college introduction to computer science course.  Secondly, people who have had exposure to some computer language other than Python, who would like to build good habits for programming in Python.

Move from zero knowledge of programming to comfortably writing small to medium-sized programs in Python. Fully updated for Python 3, with code and examples throughout, the book explains Python coding with an accessible, step-by-step approach designed to bring you comfortably into the world of software development.Real–world analogies make the material understandable, with a wide variety of well-documented examples to illustrate each concept.  Along the way, you’ll develop short programs through a series of coding challenges that reinforce the content of the chapters.Learn to Program with Python 3 guides you with material developed in the author's university computer science courses. The author's conversational style feels like you're working with a personal tutor. All material is thoughtfully laid out, each lesson building on previous ones. What You'll Learn  Understand programming basics with Python, based on material developed in the author's college coursesLearn core concepts: variables, functions, conditionals, loops, lists, strings, and moreExplore example programs including simple games you can program and customizeBuild modules to reuse your own codeWho This Book Is ForThis book assumes no prior programming experience, and would be appropriate as text for a high school or college introduction to computer science.