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Python for Everybody

by Charles R. Severance

***Python for Everybody*** is designed to introduce students to programming and software development through the lens of exploring data. You can think of the Python programming language as your tool to solve data problems that are beyond the capability of a spreadsheet. Python is an easy to use and easy to learn programming language that is freely available on Macintosh, Windows, or Linux computers. So once you learn Python you can use it for the rest of your career without needing to purchase any software. This book uses the **Python 3** language. The earlier Python 2 version of this book is titled "***Python for Informatics: Exploring Information***". There are free downloadable electronic copies of this book in various formats and supporting materials for the book at <a href="https://www.py4e.com/" target="_blank">www.py4e.com</a>. The course materials are available to you under a Creative Commons License so you can adapt them to teach your own Python course.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?