Think Python
by Allen B. Downey · Allen B. Downey
Allen Downey's introduction to programming and computational thinking in Python; this ISBN is the Cambridge University Press edition titled Python for Software Design. It covers functions, conditionals, recursion, iteration, and data structures, teaching beginners to design and debug small programs.
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