¡°Hetland¡¯s Beginning Python is an excellent book for individuals new to programming or those with intermediate programming skills. ¡¦ Throughout the book, he presents a number of examples that are easy to implement and illustrate various aspects of the discussed topic. ¡¦ the text is strongly recommended for those seeking to learn the Python language. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; general readers.¡± (D. B. Mason, Choice, Vol. 55 (1), September, 2017)
Ch. 1 Instant hacking: the basics
Ch. 2 Lists and tuples
Ch. 3 Working with strings
Ch. 4 Dictionaries: when indices won't do
Ch. 5 Conditionals, loops, and some other statements
Ch. 6 Abstraction
Ch. 7 More abstraction
Ch. 8 Exceptions
Ch. 9 Magic methods, properties, and iterators
Ch. 10 Batteries included
Ch. 11 Files and stuff
Ch. 12 Graphical user interfaces
Ch. 13 Database support
Ch. 14 Network programming
Ch. 15 Python and the Web
Ch. 16 Testing, 1-2-3
Ch. 17 Extending Python
Ch. 18 Packaging your programs
Ch. 19 Playful programming
Ch. 20 Project 1: instant markup
Ch. 21 Project 2: painting a pretty picture
Ch. 22 Project 3: XML for all occasions
Ch. 23 Project 4: in the news
Ch. 24 Project 5: a virtual tea party
Ch. 25 Project 6: remote editing with CGI
Ch. 26 Project 7: your own bulletin board
Ch. 27 Project 8: file sharing with XML-RPC
Ch. 28 Project 9: file sharing II - now with GUI!
Ch. 29 P...roject 10: do-it-yourself arcade game
Appendix A: The Short Version
Appendix B: Python Reference