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Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist

Think Python 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....

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Science and Technology / Computer Science / Programming & Programming Languages

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Material Type:: Open (Access) Textbook
Date Added to MERLOT:: February 27, 2018
Date Modified in MERLOT:: March 13, 2020
Author:: Allen B. Downey, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Submitter:: Cathy Swift

Primary Audience:: College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Professional
Technical Format:: Website
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Technical Requirements:: From this site, can read online or download as PDF Can purchase print copy for small price
Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 United States