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Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science, 3rd Ed.

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This third edition of John Zelle's Python Programming continues the tradition of updating the text to reflect new technologies while maintaining a time-tested approach to teaching introductory computer science. An important change to this edition is the removal of most uses of eval and the addition of a discussion of its dangers. In our increasingly connected world, it's never too early to begin considering computer security issues. This edition also uses several new graphics examples, developed throughout chapters 4-12. [IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PURCHASERS: Any Kindle edition of this book is an illegal reproduction and is unauthorized by the author and the publisher.]
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    1590282752
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1590282755
  3. Edition
    3rd
  4. Publisher
    Franklin, Beedle & Associates
  5. Publication date
    August 8, 2016
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    7.5 x 1 x 9.2 inches
  8. Print length
    552 pages
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Disguised as a Python textbook, it is really an introduction to the fine art of programming, using Python merely as the preferred medium for beginners. This is how I have always imagined Python would be most useful in education: not as the only language, but as a first language, just as in art one might start learning to draw using a pencil rather than trying to paint in oil right away. --from the Foreword by Guido van Rossum, creator of Python

Zelle's book introduces Python and computer science concepts in a style that beginning students find appealing and easy to understand. --Dave Reed, Capital University

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Franklin, Beedle & Associates
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 8, 2016
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 3rd
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 552 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1590282752
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1590282755
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.09 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1 x 9.2 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #837,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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