Stop reading about Python. Start using it.

Want to learn Python programming from scratch and actually remember it? Python in Your Hands is a practical, step-by-step Python course that takes you from installing Python to building complete real-world projects. Every idea is taught with a short explanation, code you can run, and exercises that make it stick.

Whether you are a complete beginner, a student, a teenager, a career changer, or a working professional who wants to automate tasks, analyse data or move into software development, this Python programming book meets you where you are and takes you all the way to advanced Python.

What you will learn

Python basics: installing Python 3, variables, numbers, strings, operators, input and output
Control flow: if statements, loops, match statements and boolean logic
Data structures: lists, tuples, sets, dictionaries and comprehensions
Functions, lambda, recursion, modules and the Python standard library
File handling, JSON, CSV, exceptions and error handling
Object-oriented programming: classes, inheritance, dataclasses and special methods
Advanced Python: iterators, generators, decorators and context managers
Writing reliable code: type hints, unit testing with unittest and pytest, debugging and logging
Virtual environments, pip, packages and command-line tools with argparse
Concurrency: threading, multiprocessing and asyncio
Real-world skills: regular expressions, text processing, SQLite databases, SQL, web APIs and HTTP
Three complete capstone projects: an expense tracker, a text analyser and a quiz game

How this book helps you learn

Every code example was actually run, so the outputs you see are the real results
About 40 guided hands-on activities and 115 practice tasks, with full solutions at the back
Quick-check quizzes and chapter recaps to test your understanding
Clear explanations without jargon, with tips, warnings and common mistakes highlighted
A 12-week study plan, a Python cheat sheet, an error-message guide and a glossary
A “where to go next” roadmap for automation, data analysis, web development and more

Designed for readers using Python 3.10 or newer. No programming experience is needed.

If you want a Python workbook that teaches you by doing, with exercises, projects and solutions, this is the book to keep beside your keyboard.

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