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Python crash course : a hands-on, project-based introduction to programming / by Eric Matthes.

Summary:
Includes instructions for basic concepts such as variables, lists, classes, and loops. Practice exercises come with each topic. The end goal is the creation of a Space Invaders-inspired arcade game to deploy online.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781718502703
  • ISBN: 1718502702
  • Physical Description: xxxvi, 514 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: 3rd edition.
  • Publisher: San Francisco : No Starch Press, [2023]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Previous edition: 2019.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Part I: basics -- Getting started -- Variables and simple data types -- Introducing lists -- Working with lists -- If statements -- Dictionaries -- User input and while loops -- Functions -- Classes -- Files and exceptions -- Testing your code -- Part II: projects -- A ship that fires bullets -- Aliens! -- Scoring -- Generating data -- Downloading data -- Working with APIS -- Getting started with Django -- User accounts -- Styling and deploying an app -- Installation and troubleshooting -- Text editors and IDES -- Getting help -- Using GIT for version control -- Troubleshooting deployments -- Index.
Subject: Python (Computer program language)
Genre: Handbooks and manuals.

Available copies

  • 3 of 4 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cambria County Library 005.133 M435p, 3rd ed. (Text) 85131001869743 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library Adults 005.1 MAT Nonfiction (Text) 34007002483878 Adult Area Checked Out 04/09/2024
Hughes Library 005.133 MAT (Text) 32378005188794 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Wayne County Public Library 005.133 MAT (Text) 31843001303185 Nonfiction Available -

Summary: Includes instructions for basic concepts such as variables, lists, classes, and loops. Practice exercises come with each topic. The end goal is the creation of a Space Invaders-inspired arcade game to deploy online.

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