Hello everyone
As my first contribution to this community, I would like to share a small gift — a free section of my book Python Programming for Beginners. This guide was created specifically for individuals starting from absolute zero, with no prior programming experience at all.
The goal of this book is to provide a clear, structured introduction to Python without unnecessary complexity or overwhelming technical jargon. It focuses on building real understanding through simple explanations and practical examples.
In this sample, you find:
✅ Beginner-friendly explanations of core concepts
✅ Step-by-step, hands-on examples
✅ Exercises designed to reinforce learning
✅ A structured path to help you build real skills
Download the free gift: https://ahmad-khatib.com/en/books/downloads/python-programming-for-beginners-free.epub
Thank you, and I hope you find it valuable. Happy coding!
Guide content in detail:
Introduction
Downloading and Installing the Book’s Requirements
1 – Downloading and Installing Python
2 – Downloading and Installing PyCharm
2.1 – An Exploratory Tour of PyCharm
2.1.i – What is PyCharm?
2.1.ii – The PyCharm Interface
What is the Virtual Environment?
2.2 – Downloading and Installing the Required Packages/Libraries
Chapter 1: An Exploratory Tour in Python
1 – The print() Function
2 – Variables and Values
3 – The Methods: .title(), .lower(), and .upper()
Chapter One Exercise
Chapter 2: Numbers and Strings and Some Basic Operations
1 – Numbers
2 – Use Cases of the Addition Operator (+) with Numbers VS. with Strings
3 – The int() and str() Functions
4 – Number Types in Python And Some Basic Arithmetic Operations
5 – Commands Related to Working with Strings
5.1 – Using Comma (,) Inside the print() Function to Combine Strings and Separate them with a Space
5.2 – The Tab Space (\t), and Moving to a New Line (\n)
5.3 – Defining Strings Using Triple Quotes (""" """)
5.4 – Removing Spaces from String Edges: .strip(), .rstrip(), .lstrip()
5.5 – Removing Text from String Boundaries: .removeprefix(), .removesuffix()
5.6 – Using the Backslash () to Escape Special Characters or Split Long Code Lines
6 – Adding Comments to Code (#)
Chapter Two Exercise
Solution
Chapter 3: Lists and Loops
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1 – Introduction to Lists
1.1 – List Elements Ordering, and Element Code
1.2 – Manipulating Lists
1.2.i – Adding Elements to List
1.2.i.a – Appending a New Element at the End of the List Using the .append() Method
1.2.i.b – Adding a New Element at a Specific Order in a List Using the .insert() Method
1.2.ii – Removing Elements from a List
1.2.ii.a – Removing a Specific Element by its Value Using the .remove() Method
1.2.ii.b – Removing a Specific Element by Its Index Using the keyword del
1.2.ii.c – Removing a Specific Element from the List and Returning It Using the .pop() Method
1.3 – Modifying a Specific List Element by Its Index
1.4 – Rearranging List Elements
1.4.i – Rearranging List Elements in Ascending or Descending Order Using the .sort() Method
1.4.ii – Creating a Copy of a List Sorted in Ascending or Descending Order Using the sorted() Function
1.4.iii – Reversing the Order of List Elements Using the .reverse() Method
1.4.iv – Ordering Criteria
2 – The for Loop
3 – The range() and list() Functions
4 – List Dynamics in Python
5 – Statistical Functions: len(), min(), max(), and sum()
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6 – Splitting a List into Parts (Slices)
6.1 – Slicing Syntax
6.2 – Copying Lists Using Slice Syntax, or the .copy() Method
7 – Defining Lists Using Comprehension Syntax
Chapter Three Exercise
Solution
BONUS Jupyter-Ready Interactive Book File
Installing and Running Jupyter
Downloading and Opening the Interactive Book File in Jupyter”