John Mueller is an experienced technology writer with more than 100 titles to his name. He has experience with networking, AI, data, and programming. He is the author of the previous editions of Beginning Programming with Python For Dummies and many other For Dummies titles.

Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Python 7
Chapter 1: Talking to Your Computer 9
Chapter 2: Working with Google Colab 23
Chapter 3: Interacting with Python 41
Chapter 4: Writing Your First Application 57
Chapter 5: Performing Magic 79
Part 2: Talking the Talk 93
Chapter 6: Storing and Modifying Information 95
Chapter 7: Managing Information 107
Chapter 8: Making Decisions 127
Chapter 9: Performing Repetitive Tasks 143
Chapter 10: Dealing with Errors 157
Part 3: Performing Common Tasks 187
Chapter 11: Interacting with Packages 189
Chapter 12: Working with Strings 215
Chapter 13: Managing Lists 239
Chapter 14: Collecting All Sorts of Data 257
Chapter 15: Creating and Using Classes 279
Part 4: Performing Advanced Tasks 301
Chapter 16: Storing Data in Files 303
Chapter 17: Sending an Email 321
Part 5: The Part of Tens 337
Chapter 18: Ten Amazing Programming Resources 339
Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Make a Living with Python 349
Chapter 20: Ten Tools That Enhance Your Python Experience 357
Chapter 21: Ten (Plus) Libraries You Need to Know About 369
Index 379