[PDF] Python for Everybody: Exploring Data in Python 3

Python for Everybody is designed to introduce students to programming and software development through the lens of exploring data. You can think of the Python programming language as your tool to solve data problems that are beyond the capability of a spreadsheet. Python is an easy-to-use and easy-to-learn programming language that is freely available on Macintosh, Windows, or Linux computers. So once you learn Python you can use it for the rest of your career without needing to purchase any software. This book uses the Python 3 language. This book’s earlier Python 2 version is titled «Python for Informatics: Exploring Information». There are free downloadable electronic copies of this book in various formats and supporting materials for the book at www.pythonlearn.com. The course materials are available to you under a Creative Commons License so you can adapt them to teach your own Python course.

Through studying data, this book is meant to help students learn about programming and making software. You can think of the Python computer language as a tool you can use to solve data problems that a spreadsheet can’t handle.

Python is a free programming language that is easy to use and easy to learn. It can be used on Macintosh, Windows, or Linux computers. So once you learn Python, you can use it for the rest of your work without having to buy any new tools.

This book is written in Python 3. This book used to be called “Python for Informatics: Exploring Information” when it was written for Python 2. At www.pythonlearn.com, you can get free electronic copies of this book in different forms and tools that go with it. You can use the course materials to teach your own Python course because they are offered under a Creative Commons License.

Who Wrote What?

Charles Russell Severance is an American computer scientist and professor who works at the University of Michigan as a Clinical Associate Professor of Information.

 

Python for Everybody Exploring Data in Python 3

Author(s): Charles Russell Severance, Sue Blumenberg

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent, Year: 2016