Coding Owners' Workshop Manual
A step-by-step guide to programming in Python
Published on 11. May 2017
Book
Hardback
132 pages
978-1-78521-118-8 (ISBN)
Description
The BBC's micro:bits and the interest within the education sector for coding have increased the market potential for books on the subject.
The Coding Manual teaches you everything you need to become a great programmer. Whether you need to boost your coding skills for school, work or just as a hobby, this comprehensive guide introduces the tools, terms and concepts that take you from a beginner to an experienced developer. Simple explanations and step-by-step guides ease you through the features of the Python programming language, providing you with everything you need to write code in the real world.
The Coding Manual teaches you everything you need to become a great programmer. Whether you need to boost your coding skills for school, work or just as a hobby, this comprehensive guide introduces the tools, terms and concepts that take you from a beginner to an experienced developer. Simple explanations and step-by-step guides ease you through the features of the Python programming language, providing you with everything you need to write code in the real world.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Somerset
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Haynes Publishing Group
Illustrations
100 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 270 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
670 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78521-118-8 (9781785211188)
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Person
Mike Saunders is the author of the Haynes Linux Manual. He has extensive experience with computers and programming and regularly contributes to IT magazines.
Content
Introduction - what is coding, why it's important, and why it's becoming more popular Setting up - installing Python and how to write and run programs Python basics - printing text, doing maths and getting input Changing the flow - conditional statements and repetition with loops Functions - re-use your code, pass parameters and understand variable scope Data - structures, tuples, lists and dictionaries Loading and saving - getting data from the disk and searching through it Modules - built-in to Python, add-ons and creating your own Classes - discover the power of object-oriented programming Plus: Sample programs (demonstrating techniques from the book) Appendices (challenge answers, links to useful resources)