Python and Algorithmic Thinking for the Complete Beginner

Conventions Used in This Book

Following are some explanations on the conventions used in this book. “Conventions” refer to the standard ways in which certain parts of the text are displayed.

Python Statements

This book uses plenty of examples written in Python language. Python statements are shown in a typeface that looks like this.

This is a Python statement

Keywords, Variables, Functions/Methods, and Arguments Within the Text of a Paragraph

Keywords, variables, functions/methods, and arguments are sometimes shown within the text of a paragraph. When they are, the special text is shown in a typeface different from that of the rest of the paragraph. For instance, firstName = 5 is an example of a Python statement within the paragraph text.