Python 101 Python for Absolute Beginners

Python 101: Python for Absolute Beginners
Programming basically is getting your computer to do stuff. This is not the
most technical definition, but it’s a pretty accurate one. By learning
Python, you’ll be able to create a program, whether it’s a simple game, a
small utility, or a business product with a full-featured graphical user interface
(GUI). It’ll be all yours, something you made, and it will do just what you told it
to. Programming is part science, part art, and one great adventure. This chapter
starts you on your Python programming journey. In it, you’ll learn:
• What Python is and what’s so great about it
• How to install Python on your computer
• How to print text to the screen
• What comments are and how to use them
• How to use Python’s integrated development environment to write, edit, run,
and save your programs