Python for newbies

Preface

• About This Book
• Who This Book Is For
• How to Use This Book

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Python

• Introduction to Programming and Python
• Why Choose Python?
• A Brief History of Python
• Windows Installation Guide
• MacOS Installation Guide
• Linux Installation Guide
• Choosing a Text Editor or IDE
• Running Your First Python Script

Chapter 2: Dive Into Data Types and Variables

• Understanding Variables and Identifiers
• Numbers
• Strings
• Lists
• Tuples
• Sets
• Dictionaries
• Type Conversion

Chapter 3: Controlling the Flow – Making Decisions and Repeating Actions

• Conditional Statements
• The while loop
• Mastering for loops
• Exploring the range() Function
• Managing Loop Execution with break, continue, and pass
• Introducing Pattern Matching With match

Chapter 4: Functions – The Building Blocks of Reusable Code

• Defining Functions
• Function Parameters and Return Values
• Variable Scope
• Docstrings