MTU Library Catalogue

Syndetics cover image
Image from Syndetics

Head first Python [electronic book] : a brain-friendly guide / Paul Barry.

By: Barry, Paul, 1966- [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Head first series: Publisher: Sebastopol, California : O'Reilly Media, Inc., [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: Second edition.Description: online resource (xxxviii, 584 pages) : illustrations (some color).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781491919538 (paperback); 9781491919514 (e-book).Subject(s): Python (Computer program language) | Scripting languages (Computer science)DDC classification: 005.133 Online resources: Access eBook
Contents:
The basics : getting started quickly -- List data : working with ordered data -- Structured data : working with structured data -- Code reuse : functions and modules -- Building a webapp : getting real -- Storing and manipulating data : where to put your data -- Using a database : putting Python's DB-API to use -- A little bit of class : abstracting behavior and state -- The context management protocol : hooking into Python's with statement -- Function decorators : wrapping functions -- Exception handling : what to do when things go wrong -- A little bit of threading : dealing with waiting -- Advanced iteration : looping like crazy -- Installing : installing Python -- PythonAnywhere : deploying your webapp -- Top ten things we didn't cover : there's always more-to learn -- Top ten projects not covered : even more tools, libraries, and modules -- Getting involved : the Python community.
Summary: Ever wished you could learn Python from a book? "Head First Python" is a complete learning experience for Python that helps you learn the language through a unique method that goes beyond syntax and how-to manuals, helping you understand how to be a great Python programmer. You'll quickly learn the language's fundamentals, then move onto persistence, exception handling, web development, SQLite, data wrangling, and Google App Engine. You'll also learn how to write mobile apps for Android, all thanks to the power that Python gives you.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Notes
eBook MTU Online eBook 005.133 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available CIT Module COMP 8062 - Core reading.
eBook MTU Online eBook 005.133 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available CIT Module COMP 8062 - Core reading.
eBook MTU Online eBook 005.133 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available CIT Module COMP 8062 - Core reading.
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Want to learn the Python language without slogging your way through how-to manuals? With Head First Python , you'll quickly grasp Python's fundamentals, working with the built-in data structures and functions. Then you'll move on to building your very own webapp, exploring database management, exception handling, and data wrangling. If you're intrigued by what you can do with context managers, decorators, comprehensions, and generators, it's all here. This second edition is a complete learning experience that will help you become a bonafide Python programmer in no time.

Why does this book look so different? Based on the latest research in cognitive science and learning theory, Head First Python uses a visually rich format to engage your mind, rather than a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep. Why waste your time struggling with new concepts? This multi-sensory learning experience is designed for the way your brain really works.

Includes index.

The basics : getting started quickly -- List data : working with ordered data -- Structured data : working with structured data -- Code reuse : functions and modules -- Building a webapp : getting real -- Storing and manipulating data : where to put your data -- Using a database : putting Python's DB-API to use -- A little bit of class : abstracting behavior and state -- The context management protocol : hooking into Python's with statement -- Function decorators : wrapping functions -- Exception handling : what to do when things go wrong -- A little bit of threading : dealing with waiting -- Advanced iteration : looping like crazy -- Installing : installing Python -- PythonAnywhere : deploying your webapp -- Top ten things we didn't cover : there's always more-to learn -- Top ten projects not covered : even more tools, libraries, and modules -- Getting involved : the Python community.

Ever wished you could learn Python from a book? "Head First Python" is a complete learning experience for Python that helps you learn the language through a unique method that goes beyond syntax and how-to manuals, helping you understand how to be a great Python programmer. You'll quickly learn the language's fundamentals, then move onto persistence, exception handling, web development, SQLite, data wrangling, and Google App Engine. You'll also learn how to write mobile apps for Android, all thanks to the power that Python gives you.

CIT Module COMP 8062 - Core reading.

Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Paul Barry is formally educated and trained in Computer Science and holds a Masters Degree in Computing Science. He has been programming professionally, on and off, for close to 25 years. Paul already has two textbooks to his name, and is also a Contributing Editor to Linux Journal magazine. His day job is with the Institute of Technology, Carlow in Ireland where he has spent over a decade preparing Ireland's next generation of computing folk to be productive in the workforce. His role as a third level educator affords him the opportunity to explore, learn and teach the very latest programming technologies and practices, which is something that he enjoys even though he knows this makes him a bonafide "geek". Paul lives just outside the town of Carlow in Ireland with his wife, two sons, daughter, dog and cat. There's a bunch of computers and a growing collection of music instruments in the house, too (and like a lot of the Head First family, Paul is a struggling guitarist trapped inside a geek's body). He has so far resisted any suggestion that the family acquire a hamster ... or a set of drums.