Python crash course: a hands-on, project-based introduction to programming

Basics. Getting started ; Variables and simple data types ; Introducing lists ; Working with lists ; If statements ; Dictionaries ; User input and while loops ; Functions ; Classes ; Files and exceptions ; Testing your code

Projects. Project 1, Alien invasion. A ship that fires bullets ; Aliens! ; Scoring

Project 2, Data visualization. Generating data ; Downloading data ; Working with APIs

Project 3, Web applications. Getting started with Django ; User accounts ; Styling and deploying an app

Afterword. A. Installing Python

B. Text editors

C. Getting help

D. Using Git for version control.