Welcome to Python 101! Learn how to program with Python 3 from beginning to end. Python 101 starts off with the fundamentals of Python and then builds onto what you’ve learned from …

In Part I, we will learn the basics of the Python programming language. This section of the book should get you ready to use all the building blocks of Python so that you will be ready to tackle …

Welcome to Python 101! I wrote this book to help you learn Python 3. It is not meant to be an exhaustive reference book. Instead, the object is to get you acquainted with the building blocks …

Python comes with its own code editor: IDLE (Integrated Development and Learning Environment). There is some lore that the name for IDLE comes from Eric Idle, an actor in …

The function itself will print out both types of arguments. As you can see, the args parameter turns into a tuple and kwargs turns into a dictionary. You will see this type of coding used in the …

This will help you to better understand the power of Python and familiarize yourself with using the Standard Library. Part II will basically be a set of tutorials to help you on your way to becoming …

String Methods A string is an object in Python. In fact, everything in Python is an object. However, you’re not really ready for that. If you want to know more about how Python is an object …

The for Loop As mentioned above, you use a loop when you want to iterate over something n number of times. It’s a little easier to understand if we see an example. Let’s use Python’s …

Chapter 3 - Lists, Tuples and Dictionaries Python has several other important data types that you’ll probably use every day. They are called lists, tuples and dictionaries. This chapter’s aim …

Part II - Learning from the Library In Part II, you will get an abbreviated tour of some of the Python Standard Library. The reason it’s abbreviated is that the Python Standard Library is HUGE! So …