Python Projects for Beginners a ten-Week Bootcamp Approach to Python Programming

Exploring Python: You should get used to Googling problems or topics that interest you. Try searching for Python topics that interest you, and keep them in mind as you begin to learn the language.

Motivating Yourself: Every programmer started from nothing. Each one became a great programmer from pushing themselves to learn the languages they were interested in. Figure out what motivates you to want to become a developer and write it down.

Keep this in mind when you begin to struggle.
CHAPTER 2
Python Basics
No matter what famous programmer you think of, like Bill Gates or Guido van Rossum, they also started at a basic level at some point in their life. These basic concepts are a necessity to build a foundation on which you can learn any programming language. After all, you don’t start building a house from the roof down, you need to have a foundation to work from. That’s where this week comes in to play.
The focus this week will be on data types and variables. These are core concepts in just about any programming language. The beauty of learning a single language is that it allows you to pick up other languages easily. This is due in part that all languages follow the same core concepts. By the end of this week, you’ll be able to understand how to write simple programs on your own. A program such as the one that we’ll build together, where we will print information out to the user in a nicely formatted receipt.
This week I also introduce your first challenge question. These questions are to ensure that you begin to “think like a developer.” Some questions may not have definitive answers, but rather they’ll push you to create solutions and problem-solve. It’s important that you spend some time thinking about each question, so that you can begin to train your problem-solving skills. After all, it’s the most sought-after skill in every development industry.
Overview

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  Understanding data types
  
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  How to use variables
  
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  Seeing what you can do with strings
  
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  How to manipulate a string
  
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  Coding a program that prints receipts
  

© Connor P. Milliken 2020
C. P. Milliken, Python Projects for Beginners, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5355-7_2
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