A concise introduction to programming in Python

"Preface Welcome! This text provides an introduction to writing software in Python. No previous programming experience is necessary. Most chapters begin with an example program illustrating a small set of new concepts. These programs are available for download at http://www.central. edu/go/conciseintro/. However, you might consider typing each program in by hand rather than using the downloaded files. The reason is that you can learn by typing, both in terms of thoroughly reading the programs and responding to error messages that result from typos. Rather than being a hindrance, learning to…