Download free eBook “Python for Informatics: Exploring Information” in pdf format. Python for Informatics: Exploring Information provides an Informatics-oriented introduction to programming.
Book Description
The primary difference between a computer science approach and the Informatics approach taken in this book is a greater focus on using Python to solve data analysis problems common in the world of Informatics. The book is an open textbook and is based on the open book titled, Think Python: How to Think like a Computer Scientist by Allen B. Downey.
Table of Contents
- Why should you learn to write programs?
- Variables, expressions and statements
- Conditional execution
- Functions
- Iteration
- Strings
- Files
- Lists
- Dictionaries
- Tuples
- Regular expressions
- Networked programs
- Using Web Services
- Using databases and Structured Query Language (SQL)
- Automating common tasks on your computer