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Learn Python Programming, 3rd edition

You're reading from   Learn Python Programming, 3rd edition An in-depth introduction to the fundamentals of Python

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801815093
Length 554 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Heinrich Kruger Heinrich Kruger
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Fabrizio Romano Fabrizio Romano
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. A Gentle Introduction to Python 2. Built-In Data Types FREE CHAPTER 3. Conditionals and Iteration 4. Functions, the Building Blocks of Code 5. Comprehensions and Generators 6. OOP, Decorators, and Iterators 7. Exceptions and Context Managers 8. Files and Data Persistence 9. Cryptography and Tokens 10. Testing 11. Debugging and Profiling 12. GUIs and Scripting 13. Data Science in Brief 14. Introduction to API Development 15. Packaging Python Applications 16. Other Books You May Enjoy
17. Index

Where do we go from here?

If you are interested in digging deeper into the world of GUIs, then we would like to offer the following suggestions.

The turtle module

The turtle module is an extended reimplementation of the eponymous module from the Python standard distribution up to version Python 2.5. It's a very popular way to introduce children to programming.

It's based on the idea of an imaginary turtle starting at the center of a Cartesian plane. You can programmatically command the turtle to move forward and backward, rotate, and so on; by combining all the possible moves, all sorts of intricate shapes and images can be drawn.

It's definitely worth checking out, if only to see something different.

wxPython, Kivy, and PyQt

After you have explored the vastness of the tkinter realm, we would suggest you explore other GUI libraries: wxPython (https://www.wxpython.org/), PyQt (https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/), and Kivy (https...

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