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You will learn Python! - Zed Shaw has perfected the world's best system for learning Python. Follow it, and you will succeed...just like hundreds of thousands of beginners before you! You bring the discipline, commitment, and persistence; the author supplies everything else. In Learn Python the Hard Way, Third Edition, you'll learn Python by working through 52 brilliantly crafted exercises. Read them. Type their code precisely (no copying and pasting)! Fix your mistakes. Watch the programs run. As you do, you'll learn how software works; what good programs look like; how to read, write, and think about code; and how to spot tiny differences that are hugely important. Most importantly, you'll learn the following, which you need to start writing excellent Python software of your own: * *Setting up your computer *Organizing and writing code *Commenting *Numbers and math *Variables, names, and printing *Strings and text *User input and interaction *Variables *Files and functions *Logic *Lists *Program design *Dictionaries *Modules, classes, and objects *Object-oriented programming *Inheritance and composition *Using Python packages *Debugging *Automated testing *Basic web development *Basic game development *It'll be hard at first. But soon, you'll just get it-and that will feel great. *This book will reward you for every minute you put into it. Soon, you'll know one of the world's most powerful, popular programming languages. You'll be a Python programmer. Watch Zed, too! The accompanying DVD contains 5+ hours of passionate, powerful teaching: a complete Python video course!