Supercharged Python: Take Your Code to the Next Level

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Supercharged Python

Brian Overland John Bennett

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To my beautiful and brilliant mother, Betty P. M. Overland. . . . All the world is mad except for me and thee. Stay a little. --Brian

To my parents, who did so much to shape who I am. --John

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Contents

Preface

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What Makes Python Special?

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Paths to Learning: Where Do I Start?

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Clarity and Examples Are Everything

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Learning Aids: Icons

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What You'll Learn

xxvi

Have Fun

xxvi

Acknowledgments

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About the Authors

xxix

Chapter 1 Review of the Fundamentals

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1.1 Python Quick Start

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1.2 Variables and Naming Names

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1.3 Combined Assignment Operators

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1.4 Summary of Python Arithmetic Operators

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1.5 Elementary Data Types: Integer and Floating Point

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1.6 Basic Input and Output

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1.7 Function Definitions

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1.8 The Python "if" Statement

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1.9 The Python "while" Statement

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1.10 A Couple of Cool Little Apps

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