Learn Python Quickly and Python Coding Exercises: Coding for Beginners with Hands-on Projects

Python concepts are easier to grasp when you can try them for yourself. JJ Tam’s Learn Python Quickly and Python Coding Exercises pairs an introduction to the language with a broad set of small programming problems, giving beginners a place to encounter the basics and then put them into practice.

Start with the essentials

The book begins with installing Python on Mac OS and running a first program. From there, it introduces operators, strings, conditional statements, loops, functions, and the building blocks used to organize data and code. Later topics include modules, command-line arguments, file handling, classes, inheritance, and exception handling.

Practice through bite-sized problems

The exercise section turns core ideas into concrete tasks: calculate areas and conversions, work with dates and calendars, check numbers, and manipulate lists. Challenges involving sorting, duplicates, common items, permutations, and nested lists give readers a chance to apply Python’s basic tools rather than only read about them.

A practical first step into Python

Its straightforward progression—from first setup to language concepts and coding exercises—makes this a hands-on introduction for new learners and a useful practice collection for readers refreshing the fundamentals. The Mac installation example references Python 3.5.0, so its version-specific setup directions should be read with that context in mind.