Python in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself 2nd Edition

by Katie Cunningham (Author)

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In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours will help you get started fast, master all the core concepts of programming, and build anything from websites to games. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll move from the absolute basics through functions, objects, classes, modules, database integration, and more. Every lesson and case study application builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success!

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Python development tasks.

Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.

Notes present interesting information related to the discussion.

Tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.

Warnings alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.

Learn how to…

Install and run the right version of Python for your operating system
Store, manipulate, reformat, combine, and organize information
Create logic to control how programs run and what they do
Interact with users or other programs, wherever they are
Save time and improve reliability by creating reusable functions
Master Python data types: numbers, text, lists, and dictionaries
Write object-oriented programs that work better and are easier to improve
Expand Python classes to make them even more powerful
Use third-party modules to perform complex tasks without writing new code
Split programs to make them more maintainable and reusable
Clearly document your code so others can work with it
Store data in SQLite databases, write queries, and share data via JSON
Simplify Python web development with the Flask framework
Quickly program Python games with PyGame
Avoid, troubleshoot, and fix problems with your code

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About the Author

Katie Cunningham is a Python developer at Cox Media Group. She’s a fervent advocate for Python, open source software, and teaching people how to program. She’s a frequent speaker at open source conferences, such as PyCon and DjangoCon, speaking on beginners’ topics such as someone’s first site in the cloud and making a site that is accessible to everyone.

She also helps organize PyLadies in the DC area, a program designed to increase diversity in the Python community. She has taught classes for the organization, bringing novices from installation to writing their first app in 48 hours.

Katie is an active blogger at her website (http://therealkatie.net ), covering issues such as Python, accessibility, and the trials and tribulations of working from home.

Katie lives in the DC area with her husband and two children.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sams Publishing; 2nd edition (October 1, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0672336871
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0672336874
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.17 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.95 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #347,750 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Katie Cunningham is a Python developer at Cox Media Group. She's a fervent advocate for Python, Open Source Software, and teaching more people how to program. She's a frequent speaker at open source conferences, such as PyCon and DjangoCon, speaking on beginners topics such as someone's first site in the cloud, and making a site that is accessible to everyone.

Katie is an active blogger at her website (http://therealkatie.net), covering issues such as Python, accessibility, and the trials and tribulations of working from home.

Katie lives in the DC area with her husband and two children.

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W. Toner

Written for Python 2.7

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2020

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This was written in 2014 for version 2.7, which I did not realize until it was here. No one should be learning 2.7 in 2020, as support has for ended. This is a shame because I used to love this series, and it covers topics like version control, which are usually left out.

7 people found this helpful

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Barry D. Morrison

An excellent book for a beginner

Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2013

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Overall I really liked the book. It was well written, explaining concepts very simply, that a beginner should be able to understand. By the very nature of this book (1 hour per chapter, over 24 hours), this book is not inclusive of all that is Python, but it covers the basics very well. I would honestly suggest this book as _the_ book to read for someone with no prior programming or Python experience. BUT, it does fall short in a few places, so this book should be supplemented with other resources after having read it to fill in the gaps. I realize that this book was not intended to be something like the Llama book (which is extremely verbose), it does not mention things that I often wonder if a beginner might get lost/confused on. Regardless, the basics are covered very well and I would recommend this without hesitation.

21 people found this helpful

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Komson Chanprapan

Missing solutions to exercises (which go beyond what covered in the chapter)

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2016

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As a beginner myself, this book is a very good start. I like the way the book is organized, especially the exercises at the end of each chapter. The biggest drawback is that the exercises sometimes go beyond what the chapters covered and that there is no solution provided. I have looked up on the company website trying to figure out some commands. Still there is no code provide. I will probably have to ask some experts--not a bad idea, but after spending money and time trying to learn this by myself, I prefer a more complete information.

8 people found this helpful

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Obsessed Reader

Perfect for beginners.

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2019

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This is the best Python book I've found for beginners. It assumes you know nothing about programming. The lessons are concise and easy to follow. The writing is straightforward.

However, the exercises provided do not contain any solutions whatsoever, not even model solutions. So if you don't have someone who already knows programming, it can be tough to figure out the right code. One star off for this.

Also, this book is for Python 2.7, and some of the examples are outdated for Python 3 +. For example, all the code examples use print without a parenthesis. Run this in Python 3 and you'll get an error. For best results, use the book with an instructor who knows what they're doing.

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BryanFRitt

good for basic Python

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2018

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Good book about basic Python, but if you're wanting more in-depth details, or more advanced stuff you may want to look at other books. Could use way more practice problems. Limited practice problems might could think you know more than you do.

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S. Bryant

Buy a different book

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2020

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As a person who has written in Java and C++ this book leaves a lot to be desired in the way of common syntax and formulation of commands. The examples I. The book skip the part where you are supposed to be able to save and call files and do imports and the syntax does not work in the development environment it recommends you to download.

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dirkman

Antiquated

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2021

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This is not compliant with the current version of Python.

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P D Judd

Handy guide for beginners

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2015

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Pretty handy python guide for beginners. I work with 3-4 books and keep coming back to this one. The gap in the market for me is a cookbook that doesn't cost me an arm and a leg. And also happens to be credible. What annoys me about most of these books are the "real world" examples. In Sam's our busy chef is composing python scripts to produce a menu and organise table seating. Pretty impractical. I'd rather see examples that everyone can adapt and use - like bookmarking websites, creating my own Feedly or email newsletters. Certainly not another music/video library system! Also, please don't bury the read/write file chapter. Such critical functionality should be introduced much earlier. Saves a lot of typing.

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Martin

Not a bad introduction to Python (Version 2 only)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 2, 2014

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Not a bad introduction to Python. The 24 chapters are easy to step through and fairly quick to learn. If you're in a hurry to get the basics of Python, I would suggest getting this book first and then buying the O'Reilly Learning Python which is much more detailed.

A few issues to be aware of:
1. Python in 24 hours is based on Python version 2, while Learning Python is versions 2 and 3. There's a few important differences in the two versions and all new users should be learning version 3. Version 2 is more legacy.
2. In my Kindle version, the printing wasn't right with numeric example. The plus sign was often in the wrong place.

9 people found this helpful

Amazon Customer1

Python 2 rather than 3

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2018

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Python 2 but good basis....

Indian

Obsolete. DON'T BUY.

Reviewed in India on September 13, 2018

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This book is obsolete. It teaches python 2.7 when the world is using python 3.5. don't waste your money.

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Xavier

It comes from a public library

Reviewed in Spain on April 28, 2020

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Used, very used. It's ok for its price but it has several stamps from a public library.
A stolen item? I don't know.

Eric Hamel

Quick and Simple

Reviewed in Canada on November 20, 2018

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4 stars - not the best book out there, if you are in a hurry, it does the job.

Good to learn rapidly, not to extensive on the OOP portion.

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