Coffee Break Python Slicing
Free!
With Membership
$14.99
Suggested price

Coffee Break Python Slicing

24 Workouts to Master Slicing in Python, Once and for All

About the Book

Why do you waste your time PASSIVELY reading Python books?

Puzzle-based learning is an ACTIVE learning technique. With code puzzles, you will learn faster, smarter, and better.

The Coffee Break Python book series teaches you Python in byte-sized code puzzles. You solve a code puzzle a day while you enjoy your morning coffee. It’s that simple.

What do others have to say?

21,000 online Python students have already improved their coding skills with our unique puzzle-based learning technique:

"I very much enjoy your Finxter.com website because it has some real meat to the problems. Thank you so much for doing this project! I love it!"

—David C.

"Your site is awesome."

—Victor A.

"I found Finxter.com an excellent tool to brush up on my Python skills. I totally love the setup of playing against the questions - such a wonderful idea <3 ... and great questions."

—Jesper R.

Why should you read this book?

Coffee Break Python Slicing is all about growing your Python expertise—one coffee at a time. The focus lies on the important slicing technique to access consecutive data ranges. Understanding slicing thoroughly is crucial for your success as a Python developer.

This book teaches you everything you need to know about slicing in Python.

As a bonus, you will track your individual Python coding skill level throughout the book.

Who should read this book?

You are slightly beyond beginner-level in Python. For example,

  • You have already experience with another programming language—it’s time to tackle Python.
  • You are a professional engineer and want to brush up your Python skills.
  • You are a student and need to get better at Python for academic courses.
  • You have read the first book of our Coffee Break Python series.

So how do you spend your Coffee Break? Python!

  • Share this book

  • Categories

    • Python
    • Computers and Programming
    • Computer Science
  • Feedback

    Email the Author(s)

About the Author

Christian Mayer
Christian Mayer

Chris is the founder of the programming education company FINXTER, author of the Coffee Break Python series of self-published books, the popular programming book Python One-Liners (NoStarch 2020), a doctorate computer scientist, and owner of one of the top 10 Python blogs worldwide.

His research interests include graph theory and distributed systems.

You can join the FINXTER email academy and consume a large body of free email courses about various topics in computer science and programming.

Bundles that include this book

$74.93
Bought separately
$39.99
Bundle Price
$114.92
Bought separately
$49.99
Bundle Price
$154.91
Bought separately
$59.99
Bundle Price
$184.90
Bought separately
$69.99
Bundle Price
$224.89
Bought separately
$79.99
Bundle Price
$254.88
Bought separately
$89.99
Bundle Price
$284.87
Bought separately
$99.99
Bundle Price
$298.86
Bought separately
$109.99
Bundle Price

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 How to Use This Book

2.1 What Is a Code Puzzle?

2.2 Why Puzzle-based Learning?

2.3 How to Measure Your Python Skills with This Book?

3 A Quick Overview of the Python Language 17

3.1 Keywords

3.2 Basic Data Types

3.3 Complex Data Types

3.4 Classes

3.5 Functions and Tricks

4 Introduction Slicing

4.1 Intermezzo: Indexing Basics

4.2 Slicing

4.3 The Step Size in Slicing

4.4 Overshooting Indices in Slicing

4.5 Summary Basic Python Slicing

4.6 Frequently Asked Questions

5 Code Puzzles Slicing

6 Final Remarks

The Leanpub 60 Day 100% Happiness Guarantee

Within 60 days of purchase you can get a 100% refund on any Leanpub purchase, in two clicks.

Now, this is technically risky for us, since you'll have the book or course files either way. But we're so confident in our products and services, and in our authors and readers, that we're happy to offer a full money back guarantee for everything we sell.

You can only find out how good something is by trying it, and because of our 100% money back guarantee there's literally no risk to do so!

So, there's no reason not to click the Add to Cart button, is there?

See full terms...

Earn $8 on a $10 Purchase, and $16 on a $20 Purchase

We pay 80% royalties on purchases of $7.99 or more, and 80% royalties minus a 50 cent flat fee on purchases between $0.99 and $7.98. You earn $8 on a $10 sale, and $16 on a $20 sale. So, if we sell 5000 non-refunded copies of your book for $20, you'll earn $80,000.

(Yes, some authors have already earned much more than that on Leanpub.)

In fact, authors have earnedover $13 millionwriting, publishing and selling on Leanpub.

Learn more about writing on Leanpub

Free Updates. DRM Free.

If you buy a Leanpub book, you get free updates for as long as the author updates the book! Many authors use Leanpub to publish their books in-progress, while they are writing them. All readers get free updates, regardless of when they bought the book or how much they paid (including free).

Most Leanpub books are available in PDF (for computers) and EPUB (for phones, tablets and Kindle). The formats that a book includes are shown at the top right corner of this page.

Finally, Leanpub books don't have any DRM copy-protection nonsense, so you can easily read them on any supported device.

Learn more about Leanpub's ebook formats and where to read them

Write and Publish on Leanpub

You can use Leanpub to easily write, publish and sell in-progress and completed ebooks and online courses!

Leanpub is a powerful platform for serious authors, combining a simple, elegant writing and publishing workflow with a store focused on selling in-progress ebooks.

Leanpub is a magical typewriter for authors: just write in plain text, and to publish your ebook, just click a button. (Or, if you are producing your ebook your own way, you can even upload your own PDF and/or EPUB files and then publish with one click!) It really is that easy.

Learn more about writing on Leanpub