Python starts counting from zero, which should sound familiar.
In fact, Python has a lot in common with other programming languages. There are variables, loops, conditionals, functions, and the like. In this, our opening chapter, we take you on a high-level whistle-stop tour of Python’s basics, introducing the language without getting too much into the weeds. You’ll learn how to create and run code with Jupyter Notebook (running inside VS Code). You’ll see how lots of programming functionality comes built-in to Python, which you’ll leverage to get stuff done. You’ll also learn that although Python shares a lot of its ideas with other programming languages, how they manifest in your Python code can be, well, different. Now, don’t get the wrong idea here: we’re talking different good, not different bad. Read on to learn more…
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