Python for Software Design
Python for Software Design is a concise introduction to software design
using the Python programming language. Intended for people with no
programming experience, this book starts with the most basic concepts
and gradually adds new material. Some of the ideas students find most
challenging, like recursion and object-oriented programming, are divided
into a sequence of smaller steps and introduced over the course of several
chapters. The focus is on the programming process, with special emphasis
on debugging. The book includes a wide range of exercises, from short
examples to substantial projects, so that students have ample opportunity
to practice each new concept.
Exercise solutions and code examples along with Swampy, a suite of
Python programs that is used in some of the exercises, are available from
thinkpython.com.
Allen B. Downey, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Computer Sci-
ence at the Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts. He
has taught at Wellesley College, Colby College, and UC Berkeley. He
has a doctorate in computer science from UC Berkeley and a master’s
degree from MIT. Professor Downey is the author of a previous version
of this book, titled How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with
Python, which he self-published in 2001.
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