Learn Python 3 the Hard Way : A Very Simple Introduction to the Terrifyingly Beautiful World of Computers and Code - Zed Shaw

Learn Python 3 the Hard Way

A Very Simple Introduction to the Terrifyingly Beautiful World of Computers and Code

By: Zed Shaw

Paperback | 27 June 2017 | Edition Number 4

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You Will Learn Python 3!

Zed Shaw has perfected the worldâs best system for learning Python 3. Follow it and you will succeedâ"just like the millions of beginners Zed has taught to date! You bring the discipline, commitment, and persistence; the author supplies everything else.

In Learn Python 3 the Hard Way, youâll learn Python by working through 52 brilliantly crafted exercises. Read them. Type their code precisely. (No copying and pasting!) Fix your mistakes. Watch the programs run. As you do, youâll learn how a computer works; what good programs look like; and how to read, write, and think about code. Zed then teaches you even more in 5+ hours of video where he shows you how to break, fix, and debug your codeâ"live, as heâs doing the exercises.

  • Install a complete Python environment
  • Organize and write code
  • Fix and break code
  • Basic mathematics
  • Variables
  • Strings and text
  • Interact with users
  • Work with files
  • Looping and logic
  • Data structures using lists and dictionaries
  • Program design
  • Object-oriented programming
  • Inheritance and composition
  • Modules, classes, and objects
  • Python packaging
  • Automated testing
  • Basic game development
  • Basic web development

Itâll be hard at first. But soon, youâll just get itâ"and that will feel great! This course will reward you for every minute you put into it. Soon, youâll know one of the worldâs most powerful, popular programming languages. Youâll be a Python programmer.

This Book Is Perfect For

  • Total beginners with zero programming experience
  • Junior developers who know one or two languages
  • Returning professionals who havenât written code in years
  • Seasoned professionals looking for a fast, simple, crash course in Python 3

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