Overview
- Includes an introduction to Python as well as advanced topics such as generators and coroutines
- Offers extensive coverage of Object Orientation and the features in Python 3 supporting classes, inheritance and protocols
- Presents Functional Programming as well as how concepts such as closures, currying and higher order functions work in Python
- Includes all code examples (and exercise solutions) on line in a GitHub repository
Part of the book series: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science (UTICS)
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This textbook on Python 3 explains concepts such as variables and what they represent, how data is held in memory, how a for loop works and what a string is. It also introduces key concepts such as functions, modules and packages as well as object orientation and functional programming. Each section is prefaced with an introductory chapter, before continuing with how these ideas work in Python.
Topics such as generators and coroutines are often misunderstood and these are explained in detail, whilst topics such as Referential Transparency, multiple inheritance and exception handling are presented using examples.
A Beginners Guide to Python 3 Programming provides all you need to know about Python, with numerous examples provided throughout including several larger worked case studies illustrating the ideas presented in the previous chapters.
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Reviews
“This comprehensive, well-written book covers the programming language Python in great depth … . It is better suited for those with previous programming experience and an awareness of programming paradigms and concepts.” (Michael Oudshoorn, Computing Reviews, August 5, 2021)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
John Hunt is a technology trainer, consultant, mentor and author who has 35 years experience within the computing industry. He has worked extensively in Object Oriented and Functional technologies using language from Java through C# to Scala and of course Python. John was first involved with Python while working with a FinTech company in 2010. Since then he has been involved in numerous Python projects and has worked with a number of companies helping to develop their Python skills.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Beginners Guide to Python 3 Programming
Authors: John Hunt
Series Title: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20290-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-20290-3Published: 08 August 2019
Series ISSN: 1863-7310
Series E-ISSN: 2197-1781
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 433
Number of Illustrations: 832 b/w illustrations, 102 illustrations in colour
Topics: Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters, Python, Database Management