Python For Kids For Dummies

Table of contents

1. 1. Cover
   2. Introduction
      1. About This Book
      2. Conventions Used
      3. Foolish Assumptions
      4. Icons Used in This Book
      5. Beyond the Book
      6. Where to Go from Here
   3. Week 1: Slithering into Python
      1. Project 1: Getting Started with Python
         1. Python and Why It’s Wonderful
         2. Who’s Using Python
         3. Making Things with Python
         4. Understanding This Book’s Pedagogical Approach
         5. Install Python on Mac OSX
         6. Install Python on Windows
         7. Install Python for Linux
         8. Pin Python to Your Start Menu
         9. Start the Python Interpreter
         10. Use Python’s Built-In Documentation
         11. Put the Kibosh on the Python Interpreter
         12. Find Python Documentation Online
         13. Join the Broader Python Community
         14. Handle Problems
         15. Learn How to Learn
         16. Summary
      2. Project 2: Hello World!
         1. Write Hello World!
         2. Spot and Fix Errors
         3. Work with Literals
         4. Literally Save Your Strings in Variables
         5. Interrupt a Program
         6. Drive Up to Python Keywords
         7. Many Loop, Much Hello
         8. Fill the Screen with Greetings
         9. Make Python Count
         10. Summary
   4. Week 2: Building Guessing Games
      1. Project 3: Guessing Game
         1. Plan the Game
         2. Get Input from the Player
         3. Ask for Input
         4. Make Sure Things Are Equal
         5. Call the Operators
         6. Divide in Python
         7. Compare the Guess to a Number
         8. Compare the Player’s Guess to the Computer’s Number
         9. Tell Players If the Guess Is Wrong
         10. Keep Asking Until the Player Guesses Correctly
         11. Make Python Think of a Random Number
         12. Use Namespaces
         13. Finish Your Guessing Game
         14. Summary
      2. Project 4: Set Up Your Coding Environment
         1. Use the Default Development Environment
         2. Start IDLE
         3. Stash Some IDLE Tricks
         4. Use the IDLE Editor Window
         5. Write Comments in Your Files
         6. Insert Hash Comments
         7. Save Your Shell Contents
         8. Comment Out Code
         9. Indent and Dedent Your Code
         10. Summary
      3. Project 5: A Better Guessing Game
         1. Handle Your Functions
         2. Naming Functions
         3. Add Function Help Text
         4. Make a Function Stub
         5. Rework Your Guessing Game
         6. Find a Logic Problem
         7. Solve the Logic Problem
         8. Notice Double Use of computers_number
         9. Understand How Scope Works
         10. Communicate with Your Function
         11. Send Information to a Function
         12. Give Some Arguments a Default Value
         13. Communicate from the Function
         14. Add a Score
         15. Let the User Quit
         16. The Complete Code
         17. Summary
   5. Week 3: Creating Word Games
      1. Project 6: Hacker Speaker: 1337 Sp34k3r
         1. Waiter, There’s An Object In My String
         2. Dot Your Objects’ Attributes
         3. Meet the List
         4. Go Through the Elements of a List
         5. Create Your Own List
         6. Create a List on Steroids
         7. Test Whether an Element’s In a List
         8. Planning Your Elite Hacker Speaker
         9. Set Up Your File
         10. Make Code Letter Substitutions
         11. Replace a Letter
         12. Let the User Enter a Message
         13. Define Letter Substitutions
         14. Apply all the Substitutions
         15. Use print to Debug the Code
         16. Debug with IDLE’s Debugger
         17. Summary
      2. Project 7: Cryptopy
         1. Slice Off Those Dud Characters
         2. Make a Substitution Table
         3. Set Up Your Cipher
         4. Use the Dictionary
         5. Create an Encryption Dictionary
         6. Use a join
         7. Rewrite the Encryption Function
         8. Write the Decryption Function
         9. Encrypt a Text File
         10. Encrypt and Decrypt from a File
         11. Decrypt from Your Shell
         12. Change the Code to Decrypt Too
         13. The Complete Code
         14. Summary
      3. Project 8: Silly Sentences
         1. Insert Format Strings
         2. Have the Right Number of Values
         3. Use the Tuple Data Type
         4. Get Started on Your Silly Sentences
         5. Fill the Template
         6. Add More Words
         7. The Complete Code
         8. Summary
   6. Week 4: Stepping Up to Object-Oriented Programming
      1. Project 9: Address Book
         1. Your First Class Objects
         2. Create a Class
         3. Create an Instance
         4. Create Class and Instance Attributes
         5. Plan Your Address Book
         6. Set Up Your File and Create a Class
         7. Add Your First Person
         8. Instantiate an Instance Using __init__
         9. Create a Function to Print the Instance
         10. Use __repr__ Magic
         11. Initialize the AddressBook Instance
         12. Find Pickle Power
         13. Add a save Function
         14. Loading a Saved Pickle in the Same Application
         15. Test the load Method
         16. Add an Interface
         17. Fill in the Methods
         18. The Complete Code
         19. Summary
      2. Project 10: Math Trainer
         1. Planning Your Math Trainer
         2. Setting Up
         3. Create Questions
         4. Ask Lots of Questions in a Row
         5. Print Out a Times Table
         6. Print Multiple Tables Across the Screen
         7. Start on the User Interface
         8. Add Quit Functionality
         9. Polishing It Off
         10. Summary
   7. About the Author
   8. Cheat Sheet
   9. Connect with Dummies
   10. End User License Agreement