TY  - BOOK
AU  - Herman, Ted,
TI  - A functional start to computing with Python / Ted Herman
SN  - 9781466504554 (pbk. : acidfree paper)
U1  - 005.13/3 
KW  - Python (Computer program language);COMPUTERS / Programming Languages / General;MATHEMATICS / General;MATHEMATICS / Advanced
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "Open source and easy to use, Python offers the availability of exciting libraries of software, application programming interfaces, and even connections to web services. This textbook uses Python as a working environment to teach the basics of computing for students with no prior programming experience. Unlike similar texts, it organizes topics based on a functional first approach to teaching programming. The book includes case studies of practical problems as well as homework and interactive tools online, such as flashcards"--
ER  -