Think like a programmer with this fun beginner's guide to Python for ages 10-14! Kids can learn to code with the power of Python! Python Programming for Beginners is the perfect book to introduce aspiring coders to this simple but powerful coding language, and comes packed full of fun and creative activities that make learning a blast! In Python Programming for Beginners, kids will start off with the basics, learning all about fundamental coding concepts and how they can put these concepts together in Python to build their own games and programs. Each chapter focuses on a different coding concept-like variables, data types, and loops-and features three awesome coding activities to try. These activities get more difficult as they go, so young coders can see just how much their skills are growing. By the end of Python Programming for Beginners, they'll create their own fully functional sci-fi game and crack the code to a secret message! Patricia Foster is a software developer from Ottawa, Canada. Since graduating from Carleton University in 2017, she's tutored students, written for magazines, and contributed to books about programming. She's passionate about helping others discover their love of computer science. You can often find her drinking peppermint tea, petting a cat, or dancing in an elevator-though probably not all at once.
Think like a programmer with this fun beginner's guide to Python for ages 10-14! Kids can learn to code with the power of Python! Python Programming for Beginners is the perfect book to introduce aspiring coders to this simple but powerful coding language, and comes packed full of fun and creative activities that make learning a blast! In Python Programming for Beginners, kids will start off with the basics, learning all about fundamental coding concepts and how they can put these concepts together in Python to build their own games and programs. Each chapter focuses on a different coding concept-like variables, data types, and loops-and features three awesome coding activities to try. These activities get more difficult as they go, so young coders can see just how much their skills are growing. By the end of Python Programming for Beginners, they'll create their own fully functional sci-fi game and crack the code to a secret message! Patricia Foster is a software developer from Ottawa, Canada. Since graduating from Carleton University in 2017, she's tutored students, written for magazines, and contributed to books about programming. She's passionate about helping others discover their love of computer science. You can often find her drinking peppermint tea, petting a cat, or dancing in an elevator-though probably not all at once.
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