Python Crash Course: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming (3rd Edition)

This book is the Chinese edition of the third edition of the globally bestselling Python introductory tutorial known as the "Python Crash Course." The original title is Python Crash Course: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming. The book is divided into two major parts: "Basics" and "Projects." Part I consists of 11 chapters, starting with setting up a programming environment and proceeding through variables and simple data types, lists and working with lists, if statements, dictionaries, user input and while loops, functions, classes, files and exceptions, and testing your code. Each concept is accompanied by runnable examples, and each chapter ends with hands-on exercises. Part II ties the earlier knowledge together through three complete projects: Project 1, "Alien Invasion," uses Pygame to build a simple 2D shooting game, completing an armed spaceship, an alien fleet, and a scoring system in turn; Project 2, "Data Visualization," uses Matplotlib and Plotly to generate data, download data, and access online data through APIs to create interactive charts; Project 3, "Web Applications," uses Django to build a learning log website, including user accounts, page styling, and deployment. The third edition's code has been fully revised for Python 3.11, switches to VS Code as the editor, adds coverage of removeprefix() and removesuffix(), uses pytest for the testing section, and updates the usage of Matplotlib and Plotly. The appendices include practical material on installation and troubleshooting, text editors and IDEs, getting help, version control with Git, and deployment troubleshooting.