Python for software design

About this book

Python for Software Design is a concise introduction to software design using the Python programming language. Intended for people with no programming experience, this book starts with the most basic concepts and gradually adds new material. Some of the ideas students find most challenging, like recursion and object-oriented programming, are divided into a sequence of smaller steps and introduced over the course of several chapters. The focus is on the programming process, with special emphasis on debugging. The book includes a wide range of exercises, from short examples to substantial projects, so that students have ample opportunity to practice each new concept. Exercise solutions and code examples are available from this web site (links are in the book), along with Swampy, a suite of Python programs that is used in some of the exercises. Concise and easy-to-read style written for both high school and college students; Special emphasis on debugging and the programming process, with examples of program development plans; Range of exercises, from short examples to substantial projects, with solutions and example code available on the web. - Publisher.

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About the author

Allen B. Downey

11 May 1967

Allen Downey is a Professor of Computer Science at Olin College of Engineering. He has taught at Wellesley College, Colby College and U.C. Berkeley. He has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from U.C. Berkeley and Master's and Bachelor's degrees from MIT. [(Source)][1] [1]: http://www.oreilly.com/pub/au/4828