Introduction to Computing and Programming in Python, A Multimedia Approach, 2/e (Paperback)

Guzdial introduces programming as a way of creating and manipulating media—a context familiar and intriguing to today's readers. Starts readers with actual programming early on. Puts programming in a relevant context (Computing for Communications). Includes implementing Photoshop-like effects, reversing/splicing sounds, creating animations. Acknowledges that readers in this audience care about the Web; introduces HTML and covers writing programs that generate HTML. Uses the Web as a Data Source; shows readers how to read from files, but also how to write programs to directly read Web pages and distill information from there for use in other calculations, other Web pages, etc. (examples include temperature from a weather page, stock prices from a financials page). A comprehensive guide for anyone interested in learning the basics of programming with one of the best web languages, Python.

Guzdial以創建和操作媒體的方式介紹編程，這是當今讀者熟悉且引人入勝的背景。他早期讓讀者實際進行編程。將編程置於相關背景中（計算機通信）。包括實現類似Photoshop的效果，反轉/拼接聲音，創建動畫。承認這個讀者群體關心網絡；介紹HTML並涵蓋編寫生成HTML的程序。使用網絡作為數據源；向讀者展示如何從文件中讀取，以及如何編寫程序直接從網頁中讀取並提取信息，以供其他計算、其他網頁等使用（示例包括從天氣頁面獲取溫度，從財務頁面獲取股價）。這是一本全面指南，適合任何有興趣學習最佳網絡語言Python基礎編程的人。