Python Basics: A Practical Introduction
to Python 3
Real Python
,This is a sample from “Python Basics: A Practical
Introduction to Python 3”
With the full version of the book you get a complete Python curriculum
to go all the way from beginner to intermediate-level. Every step along
the way is explained and illustrated with short & clear code samples.
Coding exercises within each chapter and our interactive quizzes help
fast-track your progress and ensure you always know what to focus on
next.
Become a fluent Pythonista and gain programming knowledge you
can apply in the real-world, today:
If you enjoyed the sample chapters you can purchase a full
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troduction to Python 3
“I love [the book]! The wording is casual, easy to understand, and
makes the information ow well. I never feel lost in the material, and
it’s not too dense so it’s easy for me to review older chapters over and
over.
I’ve looked at over 10 di erent Python tutorials/books/online courses,
and I’ve probably learned the most from Real Python!”
— Thomas Wong
“Three years later and I still return to my Real Python books when I
need a quick refresher on usage of vital Python commands.”
— Rob Fowler
“I oundered for a long time trying to teach myself. I slogged through
dozens of incomplete online tutorials. I snoozed through hours of bor-
ing screencasts. I gave up on countless crufty books from big-time
publishers. And then I found Real Python.
The easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions break the big concepts
down into bite-sized chunks written in plain English. The authors
never forget their audience and are consistently thorough and detailed
in their explanations. I’m up and running now, but I constantly refer
to the material for guidance.”
— Jared Nielsen
, “I love the book because at the end of each particular lesson there are
real world and interesting challenges. I just built a savings estimator
that actually re ects my savings account – neat!”
— Drew Prescott
“As a practice of what you taught I started building simple scripts for
people on my team to help them in their everyday duties. When my
managers noticed that, I was o ered a new position as a developer.
I know there is heaps of things to learn and there will be huge chal-
lenges, but I nally started doing what I really came to like.
Once
-- again: MANY THANKS!”
premnath
— Kamil
prem
“What I found great about the Real Python courses compared to others
is how they explain things in the simplest way possible.
A lot of courses, in any discipline really, require the learning of a lot of
jargon when in fact what is being taught could be taught quickly and
succinctly without too much of it. The courses do a very good job of
keeping the examples interesting.”
----Sivasankaran
sivasankaran
— Stephen Grady
“After reading the rst Real Python course I wrote a script to automate
a mundane task at work. What used to take me three to ve hours now
takes less than ten minutes!”
— Brandon Youngdale
-- Sivasankaran
to Python 3
Real Python
,This is a sample from “Python Basics: A Practical
Introduction to Python 3”
With the full version of the book you get a complete Python curriculum
to go all the way from beginner to intermediate-level. Every step along
the way is explained and illustrated with short & clear code samples.
Coding exercises within each chapter and our interactive quizzes help
fast-track your progress and ensure you always know what to focus on
next.
Become a fluent Pythonista and gain programming knowledge you
can apply in the real-world, today:
If you enjoyed the sample chapters you can purchase a full
version of the book at realpython.com/pybasics-book
,What Pythonistas Say About Python Basics: A Practical In-
troduction to Python 3
“I love [the book]! The wording is casual, easy to understand, and
makes the information ow well. I never feel lost in the material, and
it’s not too dense so it’s easy for me to review older chapters over and
over.
I’ve looked at over 10 di erent Python tutorials/books/online courses,
and I’ve probably learned the most from Real Python!”
— Thomas Wong
“Three years later and I still return to my Real Python books when I
need a quick refresher on usage of vital Python commands.”
— Rob Fowler
“I oundered for a long time trying to teach myself. I slogged through
dozens of incomplete online tutorials. I snoozed through hours of bor-
ing screencasts. I gave up on countless crufty books from big-time
publishers. And then I found Real Python.
The easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions break the big concepts
down into bite-sized chunks written in plain English. The authors
never forget their audience and are consistently thorough and detailed
in their explanations. I’m up and running now, but I constantly refer
to the material for guidance.”
— Jared Nielsen
, “I love the book because at the end of each particular lesson there are
real world and interesting challenges. I just built a savings estimator
that actually re ects my savings account – neat!”
— Drew Prescott
“As a practice of what you taught I started building simple scripts for
people on my team to help them in their everyday duties. When my
managers noticed that, I was o ered a new position as a developer.
I know there is heaps of things to learn and there will be huge chal-
lenges, but I nally started doing what I really came to like.
Once
-- again: MANY THANKS!”
premnath
— Kamil
prem
“What I found great about the Real Python courses compared to others
is how they explain things in the simplest way possible.
A lot of courses, in any discipline really, require the learning of a lot of
jargon when in fact what is being taught could be taught quickly and
succinctly without too much of it. The courses do a very good job of
keeping the examples interesting.”
----Sivasankaran
sivasankaran
— Stephen Grady
“After reading the rst Real Python course I wrote a script to automate
a mundane task at work. What used to take me three to ve hours now
takes less than ten minutes!”
— Brandon Youngdale
-- Sivasankaran
