The Topics includes in this book are listed below:
Table of Contents
1. How to Get Started With Python?. 6
What is Python?. 6
The Easiest Way to Run Python: 6
Install Python Separately: 8
RUN PYTHON IN IMMEDIATE MODE: 9
RUN PYTHON IN THE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT (IDE) 10
1. YOUR FIRST PYTHON PROGRAM: 12
2. Python Keywords and Identifiers: 14
Python Keywords: 14
Python Identifiers: 15
Rules for writing identifiers: 16
Things to Remember. 17
3. Python Statement, Indentation and Comments: 18
Python Statement: 18
Multi-line statement: 18
Python Indentation: 20
Python Comments: 21
Multi-line comments: 22
Docstrings in Python: 23
4. Python Variables, Constants and Literals: 25
Python Variables: 25
Example 1: Declaring and assigning value to a variable. 26
Example 2: Changing the value of a variable. 26
Example 3: Assigning multiple values to multiple variables. 27
Constants: 28
Example 3: Declaring and assigning value to a constant 29
Rules and Naming Convention for Variables and constants. 30
Literals: 32
Numeric Literals. 32
Example 4: How to use Numeric literals in Python?. 32
String literals. 34
Example 7: How to use string literals in Python?. 34
Boolean literals. 35
Example 8: How to use boolean literals in Python?. 35
Special literals. 37
Example 9: How to use special literals in Python?. 37
Literal Collections. 38
Example 10: How to use literals collections in Python?. 38
5. Python Data Types. 40
Data types in Python: 40
1. Python Numbers: 41
2. Python List 43
3. Python Tuple. 44
4. Python Strings. 46
5. Python Set 48
6. Python Dictionary. 50
Conversion between data types: 51
6. Python Type Conversion and Type Casting. 54
Type Conversion: 54
1. Implicit Type Conversion. 54
2. Explicit Type Conversion. 58
Key Points to Remember: 60
7. Python Input, Output and Import. 61
Python Output Using print() function: 61
Output formatting: 63
Python Input: 65
Python Import: 67
8. Python Operators. 70
What are operators in python?. 70
Arithmetic operators: 70
Comparison operators: 73
Logical operators: 75
Bitwise operators: 76
Assignment operators: 77
Special operators: 79
Membership operators: 81
9. Python Namespace and Scope: 83
What is Name in Python?. 83
What is a Namespace in Python?. 86
Python Variable Scope: 88
Example of Scope and Namespace in Python: 88