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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 005.133 EAN: 9781598631128 Edition: 2 ISBN: 1598631128 Label: Course Technology PTR Manufacturer: Course Technology PTR Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 472 Publication Date: November 08, 2005 Publisher: Course Technology PTR Studio: Course Technology PTR Accessories: Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Ready to learn Python programming? Are you new to programming with Python? Do you need a solid introduction to the fundamental concepts? You've found it in "Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Second Edition," the updated version of the successful "Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner." As part of the for the absolute beginner series developed by computer science instructors exclusively for Cengage Learning Course Technology PTR, this book will teach you the basics of Python programming through simple game creation. You can then take the skills you learn and use them for more practical Python programming applications and real-world programming scenarios. Better still, by the time you finish this book you will be able to apply the basic principles you've learned to the next programming language you tackle. Create simple, fun games while you learn to program with Python. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - book's title says what it isThis is a good first book on programming for a junior high school kid or a motivated elementary school kid. If you are a programmer looking to learn the Python language, this book is not for you. It's not intended to be for you, and you will find it slow-paced and tedious. Instead, as its title says, it's for people who want to learn to program, and Python is the weapon of choice for this author. I'm a long-time professional software guy, and I bought this book as a possible tutorial ... Read More Rating: - Phyton Programming Second editionService from Amazon dot com is excellent. The book was received in good order. The content of the book fulfilled my expectations. I had no direction in any programming language. This book is absolute for beginners and I have some kind of direction to plan and expand my programming knowledge with Python. Rating:  - Learning how to use other peoples' work as a crutchThis is a pretty good book for learning basic python... and how to use the basic tools of Tkinter... and how to use a modified version of Livewires... The problem here is that you never learn how to access anything beyond the scope of basic self-contained programming and the highly limited capabilities of these pre-made modules. If you want to be able to interact with your hardware, the internet, or anything other than math and games, you're out of luck. Common sense would tell you not to start a beginning ... Read More Rating: - Not very goodI think there were some errors in this book. I do know it was rather distressing in a way. The book is full of lessons, and I always wondered exactly where they were going with them.. what were they going to accomplish? Everything seems so unfinished in the book. I recall a lot of emphasis on games... I don't care about games. I have a Macintosh computer, and use Poser. I am distressed because some Poser-related utilities don't come in Macintosh versions. I thought I'd ... Read More Rating:  - "TRAP"ped by use of modified open-source packageImportant update 2008-4-23 to review below: I sent the author an email through his website, and within 3 hours he had emailed back to me the modified software I needed. Yes, I still think he should have that software posted on his website, but his quick response certainly helped me out of the trouble I was in! My daughter is using this book to learn to program for her class project, and the CD is at school. Meanwhile, I am trying to set up the same environment for her on our home computer, ... Read More 
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