San Francisco, CA (January 4, 2016)—Python is a remarkably powerful programming language, capable of infinite applications. Anyone learning to program in Python, whether it’s their first language or fourth, wants to start writing real programs fast. A new book from No Starch Press, Python Crash Course ($39.95, 560pp., Jan. 2016), promises to teach readers how to do just that.

Python Crash Course begins by explaining essential programming concepts like variables, lists, dictionaries, and loops alongside a series of exercises designed to keep readers engaged. The concepts in the first part of the book are put into practice in the second half, as readers work through three substantial, real-world projects: a Space Invaders–inspired arcade game, data visualizations, and a web app.

Python Crash Course is designed for readers who like to learn by doing, and it won’t be long before they are writing and testing functions, troubleshooting code errors efficiently, and building games, apps, and visualizations of their own.

Readers of Python Crash Course will:

• Learn Python fundamentals: strings and variables, lists and loops, functions and classes, and more
• Use powerful Python libraries and tools, including Pygame, matplotlib, Pygal, and Django
• Explore patterns and connections with data mining, and generate interactive visualizations with data sets
• Make and customize 2D games and web apps
• Analyze mistakes and errors to solve programming problems

Python Crash Course is suitable for any Python beginner, whether they’ve never coded before or they’re an experienced programmer who simply wants to add Python to their list of languages.

Python Crash Course is available now online and in bookstores everywhere.

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Python Crash Course Publisher: No Starch Press Author: Eric Matthes ISBN: 978-1-59327-603-4 (print) Price: $39.95 Publication Date: January 2016 Specs: 560 pp. [email protected] 1-800-998-9938 1-707-827-7000

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