You're reading from Learn Python Programming A comprehensive, up-to-date, and definitive guide to learning Python

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835882948

Length 616 pages

Edition 4th Edition

Languages

Python

Concepts

Object Oriented Programming

Authors (2):

Heinrich Kruger

Fabrizio Romano

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

A Gentle Introduction to Python FREE CHAPTER

Built-In Data Types

Conditionals and Iteration

Functions, the Building Blocks of Code

Comprehensions and Generators

OOP, Decorators, and Iterators

Exceptions and Context Managers

Files and Data Persistence

Cryptography and Tokens

Testing

Debugging and Profiling

Introduction to Type Hinting

Data Science in Brief

Introduction to API Development

CLI Applications

Packaging Python Applications

Programming Challenges

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