title: More Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner
author:  Jonathan S. Harbour 
description: Jonathan S. Harbour is an associate professor at the University of Advancing Technology (Tempe, AZ). His web site at www.jharbour.com includes an online forum and blog for book support. His most recent game projects are Starflight - The Lost Colony (www.starflightgame.com) and Aquaphobia: Mutant Brain Sponge Madness (www.aquaphobiagame.com).
zlib_text: Python Programming For
  Beginners
  The Beginner’s Guide to Learning the Basics
  of Python. Tips and Tricks to Master
  Programming Q
  uickly with Practical Examples
  J ames Herron
  
  Table Of Contents
  Introduction
  A Comprehensive Background
  Version 1
  Version 2
  Version 3
  How to Download and Install Python
  Install And Run Python In Mac OS X
  Install And Run Python In  Unix And Linux
  Install And Run Python In Windows
  The Python Environmental Variables To Note
  Opening A Console On Mac OS X
  Opening A Console On Linux
  Opening A Console On Windows
  Interacting With Python
  Starting and Interacting with Python
  Variable
  Basic Operators
  Loops
  Native Python Datatypes
  Numbers
  Strings
  Lists
  Tuples
  Dictionary
  Boolean Logic And Conditional
  Constructing "While" Loops In Python
  Constructing "For Loops" Loops In Python
  Conclusion
  
  Introduction
  Python is presumably the easiest-to-learn and nicest-to-use
  programming language in widespread use. Python code is clear to
  read and write, and it is short without being cryp