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Beginning Programming by Matt Telles

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Contents

Part 1: Background on Computers and Terminology

1 So You Want to Program Computers

What Is a Computer, Really?

Hardware

Firmware

The Operating System

Application Programs

What Do Programs Do?

Types of Programs

How Does a Computer Program Work?

The Lifetime of a Program

Thinking Like a Programmer

2 Programming with Python

What Is Python?

Installing Python on Your Computer

Determining Your Operating System Version

Downloading the Python Installer

Running the Installer

Finding All the Little Pieces

The IDLE Programming Editor

Using Packages to Augment Your Programming

Miscellaneous Tools for Programmers

Code Editor

Debugger

Profilers, Automation, and Extensions

3 Your First Python Program

Never Mind All That, I Want to Do Something!

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