This is the first of two chapters in which you’ll review both Python and C programming languages. A basic understanding of computing and what programs are about is assumed although no prior knowledge of either Python or C is needed.
In this chapter, we will start with the basics of Python. This will include how items used in a program are stored in the computer, basic arithmetic formats, handling strings of characters, reading in data that the user can enter on the command line, etc. Then we will work up to file access on the computer, ...
