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A Pythonic Adventure: From Python Basics to a Working Web App by Pavel Anni PDF

Learn Python the fun and easy way with your new friends Erik and Simon! This colorful book uses engaging questions and lively conversations to introduce computer programming to young readers one step at a time.

In A Pythonic Adventure, you will learn useful Python skills like:
Installing Python
Working with files
Creating text-based dialog boxes and menus
Using if/then, loops, list, dictionaries, and input/output
Building web applications
Making your web apps look super professional


It’s fun to learn with friends! In A Pythonic Adventure you’ll meet Erik and Simon, two brothers who are just beginning their Python journey. Join them as they chat about the language, learn the basics, and build some cool programs. It's the perfect way for young programmers (and their parents) to get started.

A Pythonic Adventure is a unique Python beginners guide written especially for young people. There are no boring lessons or dull exercises. Instead, you'll team up with two brothers who are busy talking about Python programming and asking the same questions you are! As you follow along, you’ll learn from the brothers' mistakes, discover how to write programs with a team, and get a chance to create applications you can use in your daily life.

All code in this book runs on Mac, Windows, Linux, and Raspberry Pi.


About the technology

Python is one of the best languages for new programmers! Its creators designed it to be easy to learn and easy to use. But Python isn’t just a language for beginners—it’s used for all sorts of things, from web apps to artificial intelligence! Open up this fun, friendly guide and you’ll see just how easy it is to get started with Python.


About the book

A Pythonic Adventure listens in on the conversations between two aspiring Python programmers. The book’s dialogue helps young programmers understand complex concepts much more easily. Characters ask questions, make mistakes, and offer different solutions—just like in real life. Readers will develop fun and engaging Python applications, including a coffee shop app for taking orders and a LEGO minifigure exchange program.

Best of all, A Pythonic Adventure dives deeper than other beginner books. Inside are important skills for any new software developer, such as how to plan an application, what to expect from users, and how to test code and check for errors. By the time they’re done reading, young learners will not only know how to write code, they’ll know how to think about problems like professional developers!


About the reader

For programmers aged 10+, and older friends and mentors who are interested in teaching programming.


About the author

Pavel Anni is a Principal Customer Engineer at SambaNovaSystems. Before joining this AI startup Pavel worked for Sun Microsystems, Oracle, and Red Hat. In his career his main role has been training people and popularizing new technologies. He has developed and delivered courses on programming languages, Unix and Linux operating systems, Kubernetes, and other important topics.


Table of contents
Coffee for friends: First steps
Lists: What’s on the menu?
Functions: Don’t repeat yourself!
User errors: Everybody makes mistakes
Working with files: Being a shop manager
Main menu: Next customer!
Creating functions: Get the order and print it
Working with JSON: Save the order
Complete the menu: A real program
Learning Flask: Your first web application
Web form for orders: Coffee shop on the web
Database: We need good storage
Styles: Making it pretty
Help from AI: Improving our code
Next steps: Plans for the future

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