An Introduction to Python

Code and notes for SEC-190, an introductory coding course for BSc students at SRM University-AP.

References:

Beginner:

Thareja R. 2017. Python Programming. Oxford University Press India. (Useful, easy to follow)
Allen Downney's Think Python: https://allendowney.github.io/ThinkPython/index.html (excellent!)

Advanced:

Ramalho L. 2022. Fluent Python: Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming, Second Edition. Shroff/O’Reilly. 1012 p. (Advanced, but very much worth it as a second book)

Specific topics:

While writing and organizing these course material, I adapted some code examples from:

Google's Tutorial on Python
"Machine Learning using Python" by M Pradhan and U Dinesh Kumar, Wiley Publishers (2019)
GenAI (we will discuss in detail about using GenAI for coding -- both advantages and issues.)

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