Introduction to Python Programming / Franz Eriksen.

I The Core Language
1. Introduction
2. How is Python different?
3. Comparison of Programming Language
4. The Python Interpreter
5. Types and Operators
6. Strings
7. Lists
8. Dictionaries
9. Tuples
10. Files
11. Statements
12. Documenting your Code
13. Making a Program
14. Execptions
15. Object Oriented Program
16. More OOP
17. Databases
18. Distributing Your Program
19. Python 3
II Graphical User Interface
20. Overview of Graphical User Interface
21. A Simple Graphical Dice Roller
22. What can wxPython Do?
A String Methods
B List Methods
C Dictionary Methods
D Operators
E Sample Programs
E,.1 Dice Rolling Simulators
E.2 Temperature Conversion
E.3 Game Character attribute generator
E.4 Text-based character creation

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When you have a good installation on whatever platform you're using, you start with the basics and work your way up. By the time you finish working through the examples in this book, you'll be writing simple programs and performing tasks using python. You won't be an expert, but you will be able to use Python to meet specific needs in your Job environment.