The only way to master a skill is to practice. In Python Workout, author Reuven M. Lerner guides you through 50 carefully selected exercises that invite you to flex your programming muscles. As you take on each new challenge, you’ll build programming skill and confidence.

Summary
The only way to master a skill is to practice. In Python Workout, author Reuven M. Lerner guides you through 50 carefully selected exercises that invite you to flex your programming muscles. As you take on each new challenge, you’ll build programming skill and confidence. The thorough explanations help you lock in what you’ve learned and apply it to your own projects. Along the way, Python Workout provides over four hours of video instruction walking you through the solutions to each exercise and dozens of additional exercises for you to try on your own.

About the technology
To become a champion Python programmer you need to work out, building mental muscle with your hands on the keyboard. Each carefully selected exercise in this unique book adds to your Python prowess—one important skill at a time.

About the book
Python Workout presents 50 exercises that focus on key Python 3 features. In it, expert Python coach Reuven Lerner guides you through a series of small projects, practicing the skills you need to tackle everyday tasks. You’ll appreciate the clear explanations of each technique, and you can watch Reuven solve each exercise in the accompanying videos.

What's inside
•  50 hands-on exercises and solutions
•  Coverage of all Python data types
•  Dozens more bonus exercises for extra practice

About the reader
For readers with basic Python knowledge.

About the author
Reuven M. Lerner teaches Python and data science to companies around the world.

Table of Contents
1. Numeric types
2. Strings
3. Lists and tuples
4. Dictionaries and sets
5. Files
6. Functions
7. Functional programming with comprehensions
8. Modules and packages
9. Objects
10. Iterators and generators

Review

"Whether you're a Python novice or, like me, have been away from the language for a while, this book is a great way to build strength with Python." -- Mark Elston, Advantest America

"A practical introduction to the Python programming language, built around fun and well-chosen exercises." --Jens Christian Bredahl Madsen, Systematic

"The practical course you need to become fluent in Pythonic programming!" --Jean-François Morin, Laval University

"This book pulls back the layers and allows you to master Python." --Jeff Smith, Agilify Automation
 

From the Author

Whenever I finish giving corporate Python training, my students ask: What comes next? How can we continue to improve our Python skills? The answer? Practice. Just as you need to practice a human language to become more fluent, you need to practice programming in Python to become more fluent -- using the idioms the way that you're supposed to, and understanding the underlying structure of the language in ways that'll help you to do more with less code."Python Workout" contains 50 exercises that I've used in my training over the years. In going through these exercises, you'll improve your Python fluency. You'll be able to write more readable, maintainable, and Pythonic code. And you'll understand how Python works, so that when you want to learn about new features and packages, that won't be such a struggle.This book contains not only the exercises and detailed solutions, but also walk-throughs with the Python Tutor site, screencasts of me solving the exercises, and additional questions that you can explore beyond the core exercises presented in the book.I have been teaching programming in general, and Python in particular, for more than 20 years. This book is the best way I know of to take your Python skills to the next level. I hope that you'll enjoy and learn from it, and be able to level up your Python skills, and thus your career.