Python has become one of the fastest-growing programming languages over the past few years.

Not only it is widely used, it is also an awesome language to tackle if you want to get into the world of programming.

This Python Guide for Beginners allows you to learn the core of the language in a matter of hours instead of weeks.

You can download a PDF version of this guide: The Python Guide for Beginners.

Table of Contents

• Introduction to Python
• How to Install Python 3
• How to Run Python Code
• Syntax
• Comments
• Variables
• Data Types
• Type casting
• User input in the command line
• Arithmetic Operators
• Assignment Operators
• Logical Operators
• Comparison Operators
• Identity Operators
• Membership Operators
• Bitwise Operators
• Conditionals in Python
• Lists
• Tuples
• Sets
• Dictionaries
• while Loops
• for Loops
• Functions
• Scope
• List Comprehensions
• Lambda Functions
• Modules
• if __name__ == ‘__main__’
• File Handling
• Organizing Files
• Object-Oriented Programming: Classes and Objects
• Object-Oriented Programming: Encapsulation
• Object-Oriented Programming: Inheritance
• Object-Oriented Programming: Polymorphism
• Handling Exceptions