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Getting started with Python. Talking to your computer ; Getting your own copy of Python ; Interacting with Python ; Writing your first application -- Talking the talk. Storing and modifying information ; Managing information ; Making decisions ; Performing repetitive tasks ; Dealing with errors -- Performing common tasks. Interacting with modules ; Working with strings ; Managing lists ; Collecting all sorts of data ; Creating and using classes -- Performing advanced tasks. Storing data in files ; Sending an e-mail -- The part of tens. Ten amazing programming resources ; Ten ways to make a living with Python ; Ten interesting tools ; Ten libraries you need to know about.

Make sense of Python-- and get in the programming game. This guide takes you step-by-step through the syntax and logic of Python, and provides you with plenty of real-world examples along the way.