Python for teenagers: learn to program like a superhero!

Introduction to computer programming and Python

It all adds up

String things along

Making decisions

Loops and logic

Using what we've learned

Saving time with functions, modules, and built-ins

Using classes and objects

Introducing other data structures

Python files

Python for gaming

Animating games

Error handling

Python career.

Introduction to computer programming and Python

It all adds up

String things along

Making decisions

Loops and logic

Using what we've learned

Saving time with functions, modules, and built-ins

Using classes and objects

Introducing other data structures

Python files

Python for gaming

Animating games

Error handling

Python career.

Chapter 1, Introduction to Computer Programming and Python

Chapter 2, It All Adds Up

Chapter 3, String Things Along

Chapter 4, Making Decisions

Chapter 5: Loops and Logic

Chapter 6: Using What We've Learned

Chapter 7: Saving Time with Functions, Modules, and Built-ins

Chapter 8: Using Classes and Objects

Chapter 9: Introducing Other Data Structures

Chapter 10: Python Files

Chapter 11: Python for Gaming

Chapter 12: Animating Games

Chapter 13: Gaming Frameworks

Chapter 14: Error Handing

Chapter 15: Python Careers.

Intro; Table of Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Introduction to Computer Programming and Python; Programming Language Overview; Python Overview; How Does Python Differ from Other Programming Languages?; The Benefits of Python; Examples of Python in the Wild; Your First Python Program; Installing Python; Installing Python on Windows; Installing Python on Other Operating Systems; In This Episode!; Chapter 2: It All Adds Up; Operator Precedence; Data Types: Know Your Enemy; Converting Number Data Types; What Are Variables?

Super Hero Generator 3000In This Episode!; Chapter 3: String Things Along; Leave Your Comments at the Door; Block Commenting; Inline Commenting; Other Uses for Commenting; Texting

Without Your Phone; Working with Strings and Variables; Longer Strings; Strings on Multiple Lines; Formatting Strings; Introducing a New Weapon to Your Arsenal: Lists; Changing Lists; Other List Methods; In This Episode!; Chapter 4: Making Decisions; Making Decisions; Conditional Statements; Behold

The If Statement!; Boolean Logic and Comparison Operators; Else Statements; Else If Statements; Logical Operators

Nesting

Not Just for the BirdsIn This Episode!; Chapter 5: Loops and Logic; What Are Loops?; Limiting Loops; For Loops; More Fun with For Loops; Break, Continue, and Pass Statements; In This Episode!; Chapter 6: Using What We've Learned; Creating Your First Real Program; Importing Modules; Creating Our Variables; Defining Our Lists; Introductory Text and Accepting Input from the User; Creating Suspense!; Randomizing Super Hero Names; A Quick Check-in; Randomizing the Super Powers; Finishing Our Program; The superHeroGenerator3000 Code

Completed!

Chapter 7: Saving Time with Functions, Modules, and Built-insDefining Modules; Built-ins; Packages; Creating Your Own Module; Common Built-in Functions; String Functions; Number Functions; Practice Your New Functions; String Function Examples; Number Function Examples; In This Episode!; Chapter 8: Using Classes and Objects; What Is OOP?; What Are Classes (And Will I Be Graded?); What Are Objects; Creating Our First Class; Creating Our First Object; Improving the Super Hero Generator 3000!; Inheritance, Subclasses, and More!; Adding the Bells and Whistles

The New and Improved Super Hero Generator 3000 Code!In This Episode!; Chapter 9: Introducing Other Data Structures; More Data Structures; What Are Tuples?; The Tuple Functions; More Fun with Tuples; Tuple Examples; Working with Dictionaries; Dictionary Methods; More Fun with Dictionaries; Other Dictionary Methods; Example Dictionary Code; In This Episode!; Chapter 10: Python Files; Working with Files in Python; File Types; Creating a Text File in Python Code; Reading Files in Python; Using readline() and readlines(); A Warning About Reading and Writing to Files; Appending to Files