Ebook: Python without fear: a beginner's guide that makes you feel smart

Meet the Python -- A Python Safari: Numbers -- Your First Programs -- Decisions and Looping -- Python Lists -- List Comprehension and Enumeration -- Python Strings -- Single-Character Ops -- Advanced Function Techniques -- Local and Global Variables -- File Ops -- Dictionaries and Sets -- Matrixes: 2-D Lists -- Winning at Tic-Tac-Toe -- Classes and Objects I -- Classes and Objects II -- Conway Game of Life -- Advanced Pythonic Techniques -- Python Operator Precedence Table -- Summary of Most Important Formatting Rules for Python 3.0 -- Glossary.;Whether you're new to programming or moving from another language, Python Without Fear will quickly make you productive! Brian Overland's unique approach to Python includes: Taking you by the hand while teaching topics from the very basics to intermediate and advanced features of Python Teaching by examples that are explained line by line Heavy emphasis on examples that are fun and useful, including games, graphics, database applications, file storage, puzzles, and more! How to think "Pythonically" and avoid common "gotchas."