Python Textbook

How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Python Edition

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• • 1 The way of the program

    • 1.1 The Python programming language

    • 1.2 What is a program?

    • 1.3 What is debugging?

    • 1.4 Formal and natural languages

    • 1.5 The first program

    • 1.6 Debugging

    • 1.7 Glossary

    • 1.8 Exercises

  • 2 Variables, expressions and statements

    • 2.1 Values and types

    • 2.2 Variables

    • 2.3 Variable names and keywords

    • 2.4 Operators and operands

    • 2.5 Expressions and statements

    • 2.6 Interactive mode and scriptmode

    • 2.7 Order of operations

    • 2.8 String operations

    • 2.9 Comments

    • 2.10 Debugging

    • 2.11 Glossary

    • 2.12 Exercises

      • • 3 Functions

          • 3.1 Function calls

          • 3.2 Type conversion functions

          • 3.3 Math functions

          • 3.4 Composition

          • 3.5 Adding new functions

          • 3.6 Definitions and uses

          • 3.7 Flow of execution

          • 3.8 Parameters and arguments

          • 3.9 Variables and parameters are local

          • 3.10 Stack diagrams

          • 3.11 Fruitful functions and void functions

          • 3.12 Why functions?

          • 3.13 Importing with from

          • 3.14 Debugging

          • 3.15 Glossary

          • 3.16 Exercises

            • • • 4 Case study: Interface Design

                • 4.1 TurtleWorld

                • 4.2 Simple repetition

                • 4.3 Exercises

                • 4.4 Encapsulation

                • 4.5 Generalization

                • 4.6 Interface design

                • 4.7 Refactoring

                • 4.8 A development plan

                • 4.9 doc string

                • 4.10 Debugging

                • 4.11 Glossary

                • 4.12 Exercises

                • Continue with Chapters 5 and beyond...