July 2025
Beginner to intermediate
408 pages
5h 24m
English
book
Python Bootcamp: A Rapid Crash Course Featuring Q&A Sessions, Exercises, and Projects
by Vaskaran Sarcar
Overview
Python Bootcamp is a concise guide to becoming proficient in the Python programming language. This book enables you to write and comprehend engaging Python programs quickly.
The book is organized into three main parts. Part I: Foundations lays the groundwork for your programming journey. You’ll begin with setting up your programming environment and introducing essential programming concepts. Next, you’ll explore strings, integers, floats, booleans, lists, tuples, and dictionaries, all while learning to create interactive applications. Part II: Building Smart Programs equips you with the tools to enhance your coding skills. You’ll learn to make decisions in your programs and learn how to repeat actions efficiently. You’ll learn more complex structures and learn about Functions and Modules to create reusable code. Further, you will be introduced to error management, and how to read from and write to files. Part III: Introduction to OOP offers a brief overview of object-oriented programming. You’ll explore Classes and Objects and learn about Inheritance, allowing for code reuse and organization.
Each chapter is designed to be completed in short time, making this book perfect for readers who feel intimidated by lengthy, complex programming texts yet wish to learn quickly and effectively.
What you will learn:
- Understand the fundamental features of Python 3
- Learn to use Jupyter Notebook with the Anaconda distribution.
- Discover tools that can improve your coding skills.
- Explore Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) with Python.
Who this book is for:
Software developers, and software architects. Readers with basic programming knowledge will find it quick and easy to understand.
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