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Python Crash Course

A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming

This is a collection of resources for Python Crash Course, an introductory programming book from No Starch Press by Eric Matthes.

If you have any questions about Python Crash Course, feel free to get in touch:

Email: ehmatthes@gmail.com

Twitter: @ehmatthes

I'd love to know what you think of Python Crash Course. If you've worked through most or all of the book, please consider taking a brief survey.

Setup Instructions

Here you can find instructions for:

Downloading source code

The simplest way to get the online resources for the book is to click on the Download .zip button at the top of this page, which will download the source code files and other resources for the entire book.

Cheat Sheets

Cheat sheets can be really helpful when you're working on a set of programming exercises or a project. This set of cheat sheets will help remind you of the concepts you're learning, as well as the Python syntax for these concepts.

Updates

Some of the libraries featured in the book have been updated recently, which is a good thing - it means you're learning to use Python packages that are steadily being improved.

When packages are updated you have the option of using the version that was featured in the book, which lets you run code exactly as it's written in the book. You can also choose to install the latest version of each package, and modify the code in the book slightly. Each approach is outlined clearly in these updates.

A list of updates is kept here.

Solutions to Exercises

Solutions are available to selected exercises. Be careful about looking at the solutions too quickly; make sure you've given yourself time to wrestle with the concepts you just learned before looking at a solution. Also, there are several ways to solve most of the exercises, and the solutions only show one possible way to complete each exercise.

You can get to each chapter's solutions from here.

Finding Employment

People have a wide variety of reasons for learning to code, and finding work as a programmer is one of the most common reasons. I posted a section called Finding Employment as a (New) Programmer in the resources for the second edition of the book. There's nothing specific about the second edition in these resources; if you are reading Python Crash Course with the goal of finding work as a programmer, you might find this section helpful.

Available from No Starch Press and Amazon.