Table of Contents

1.1.   Introduction 1.2.   About the Author & Contact Info 1.3.   Book Conventions 1.4.   What (Who) is a Programmer? 1.5.   Programming Across Disciplines 1.6.   Foundational Computing Concepts 1.7.   About Python 1.8.   First Steps 1.8.1 Computer Setup 1.8.2 Python print() Function 1.8.3 Comments
2.1. About Data 2.2. Data Types 2.3. Variables 2.4. User Input 2.5. Data Structures (DS)         2.5.1. DS Concepts         2.5.2. Lists         2.5.3. Dictionaries         2.5.4. Others 2.6. Files         2.6.1. Files & File Systems         2.6.2. Python File Object         2.6.3. Data Files 2.7. Databases
3.1. About Processing 3.2. Decisions         3.2.1 Decision Concepts         3.2.2 Conditions & Booleans         3.2.3 if Statements         3.2.4 if-else Statements         3.2.5 if-elif-else Statements         3.2.6 In-Line if Statements 3.3. Repetition (a.k.a. Loops)         3.3.1  Repetition Concepts         3.3.2  while Loops         3.3.3  for Loops         3.3.4  Nested Loops         3.3.5  Validating User Input 3.4. Functions         3.4.1  Function Concepts         3.4.2  Built-In Functions         3.4.3  Programmer Defined Functions 3.5. Libraries         3.5.1  Library Concepts         3.5.2  Standard Library         3.5.3  External Libraries 3.6. Processing Case Studies         3.6.1  Case Studies         3.6.2  Parsing Data
4.1. About Output 4.2. Advanced Printing 4.3. Data Visualization   4.4  Sound
  4.5  Graphics
  4.6  Video
  4.7  Web Output
  4.8  PDFs & Documents
  4.9  Dashboards
  4.10  Animation & Games
  4.11  Text to Speech

5.1 About Disciplines 5.2 Accounting 5.3 Architecture 5.4 Art 5.5 Artificial Intelligence (AI) 5.6 Autonomous Vehicles 5.7 Bioinformatics 5.8 Biology 5.9 Bitcoin 5.10 Blockchain 5.11 Business 5.12 Business Analytics 5.13 Chemistry 5.14 Communication 5.15 Computational Photography 5.16 Computer Science 5.17 Creative Writing 5.18 Cryptocurrency 5.19 Cultural Studies 5.20 Data Analytics 5.21 Data Engineering 5.22 Data Science 5.23 Data Visualization 5.24 Drone Piloting 5.25 Economics 5.26 Education 5.27 Engineering 5.28 English 5.29 Entrepreneurship 5.30 Environmental Studies 5.31 Exercise Science 5.32 Film 5.33 Finance 5.34 Gaming 5.35 Gender Studies 5.36 Genetics 5.37 Geography 5.38 Geology 5.39 Geospatial Analysis ☯ 5.40 History 5.41 Humanities 5.42 Information Systems 5.43 Languages 5.44 Law 5.45 Linguistics 5.46 Literature 5.47 Machine Learning 5.48 Management 5.49 Marketing 5.50 Mathematics 5.51 Medicine 5.52 Military 5.53 Model Railroading 5.54 Music 5.55 Natural Language Processing (NLP) 5.56 Network Analysis 5.57 Neural Networks 5.58 Neurology 5.59 Nursing 5.60 Pharmacology 5.61 Philosophy 5.62 Physiology 5.63 Politics 5.64 Psychiatry 5.65 Psychology 5.66 Real Estate 5.67 Recreation 5.68 Remote Control (RC) Vehicles 5.69 Rhetoric 5.70 Science 5.71 Sociology 5.72 Sports 5.73 Stock Trading 5.74 Text Mining 5.75 Weather 5.76 Writing
6.1. Databases         6.1.1 Overview of Databases         6.1.2 SQLite Databases         6.1.3 Querying a SQLite Database         6.1.4 CRUD Operations with SQLite         6.1.5 Connecting to Other Databases
Built-In Functions Conceptss Data Types Date & Time Format Codes Dictionary Methods Escape Sequences File Access Modes File Object Methods Python Keywords List Methods Operators Set Methods String Methods Tuple Methods Glossary Index Appendices   Software Install & Setup
  Coding Tools:
  A.  Python ↗   B.  Google CoLaboratory ↗   C.  Visual Studio Code ↗   D.  PyCharm IDE ↗   E.  Git ↗   F.  GitHub ↗
  Database Tools:
  G.  SQLite Database ↗   H.  MySQL Database ↗