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Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner, 3rd Edition

ISBN: 1435455002
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2003
Pages: 194

Authors: Michael Dawson

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• Table of Contents
• BackCover
• Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Getting Started: The Game over Program
• Examining the Game Over Program
• Introducing Python
• Setting Up Python on Windows
• Setting Up Python on Other Operating Systems
• Introducing the Python IDLE
• Back to the Game Over Program
• Summary
• Challenges
• Chapter 2: Types, Variables, and Simple IO: The Useless Trivia Program
• Introducing the Useless Trivia Program
• Using Quotes with Strings
• Using Escape Sequences with Strings
• Concatenating and Repeating Strings
• Working with Numbers
• Understanding Variables
• Getting User Input
• Using String Methods
• Using the Right Types
• Converting Values
• Back to the Useless Trivia Program
• Summary
• Challenges
• Chapter 3: Branching, while Loops, and Program Planning: The Guess My Number Game
• Introducing the Guess My Number Game
• Generating Random Numbers
• Using the if Structure
• Using the if-else Structure
• Using the if-elif-else Structure
• Creating while Loops
• Avoiding Infinite Loops
• Treating Values as Conditions
• Creating Intentional Infinite Loops
• Using Compound Conditions
• Planning Your Programs
• Returning to the Guess My Number Game
• Summary
• Challenges
• Chapter 4: for Loops, Strings, and Tuples: The Word Jumble Game
• Introducing the Word Jumble Game
• Counting with a for Loop
• Using Sequence Operators and Functions with Strings
• Indexing Strings
• Understanding String Immutability
• Building a New String
• Slicing Strings
• Creating Tuples
• Using Tuples
• Back to the Word Jumble Game
• Summary
• Challenges
• Chapter 5: Lists and Dictionaries: The Hangman Game
• Introducing the Hangman Game
• Using Lists
• Using List Methods
• Understanding When to Use Tuples Instead of Lists
• Using Nested Sequences
• Understanding Shared References
• Using Dictionaries
• Back to the Hangman Game
• Summary
• Challenges
• Chapter 6: Functions: The Tic-Tac-Toe Game
• Introducing the Tic-Tac-Toe Game
• Creating Functions
• Using Parameters and Return Values
• Using Keyword Arguments and Default Parameter Values
• Using Global Variables and Constants
• Back to the Tic-Tac-Toe Game
• Summary
• Challenges
• Chapter 7: Files and Exceptions: The Trivia Challenge Game
• Introducing the Trivia Challenge Game
• Reading from Text Files
• Writing to a Text File
• Storing Complex Data in Files
• Handling Exceptions
• Back to the Trivia Challenge Game
• Summary
• Challenges
• Chapter 8: Software Objects: The Critter Caretaker Program
• Introducing the Critter Caretaker Program
• Understanding Object-Oriented Basics
• Creating Classes, Methods, and Objects
• Using Constructors
• Using Attributes
• Using Class Attributes and Static Methods
• Understanding Object Encapsulation
• Using Private Attributes and Private Methods
• Understanding New-Style and Old-Style Classes
• Controlling Attribute Access
• Back to the Critter Caretaker Program
• Summary
• Challenges
• Chapter 9: Object-Oriented Programming: The Blackjack Game
• Introducing the Blackjack Game
• Sending and Receiving Messages
• Combining Objects
• Using Inheritance to Create New Classes
• Extending a Class through Inheritance
• Altering the Behavior of Inherited Methods
• Understanding Polymorphism
• Creating Modules
• Back to the Blackjack Game
• Summary
• Challenges
• Chapter 10: GUI Development: The Mad Lib Program
• Introducing the Mad Lib Program
• Examining a GUI
• Understanding Event-Driven Programming
• Using a Root Window
• Using Labels
• Using Buttons
• Creating a GUI Using a Class
• Binding Widgets and Event Handlers
• Using Text and Entry Widgets and the Grid Layout Manager
• Using Check Buttons
• Using Radio Buttons
• Back to the Mad Lib Program
• Summary
• Challenges
• Chapter 11: Graphics: The Pizza Panic Game
• Introducing the Pizza Panic Game
• Introducing the Pygame and LiveWires Packages
• Creating a Graphics Window
• Setting a Background Image
• Understanding the Graphics Coordinate System
• Displaying Text
• Displaying a Message
• Understanding the Games_Object Class
• Displaying a Sprite
• Moving Sprites
• Dealing with Screen Boundaries
• Handling Mouse Input
• Detecting Collisions
• Back to the Pizza Panic Game
• Summary
• Challenges
• Chapter 12: Sound, Animation, and Program Development: The Astrocrash Game
• Introducing the Astrocrash Game
• Reading the Keyboard
• Rotating a Sprite
• Creating an Animation
• Working with Sound and Music
• Planning the Astrocrash Game
• Creating Asteroids
• Rotating the Ship
• Moving the Ship
• Firing Missiles
• Controlling the Missile Fire Rate
• Handling Collisions
• Adding Explosions
• Adding Levels, Scorekeeping, and Theme Music
• Summary
• Challenges
• Appendix A: LiveWires Reference
• games Module functions
• games Module Constants
• color Module Constants
• Index
• Index_A
• Index_B
• Index_C
• Index_D
• Index_E
• Index_F
• Index_G
• Index_H
• Index_I
• Index_K
• Index_L
• Index_M
• Index_N
• Index_O
• Index_P
• Index_Q
• Index_R
• Index_S
• Index_T
• Index_U
• Index_V
• Index_W
• Index_X
• Index_Y
• Index_Z
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Sidebars
• CD Content