1st Edition

BiteSize Python for Absolute Beginners With Practice Labs, Real-World Examples, and Generative AI Assistance

By Di Wu Copyright 2026
240 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

240 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

240 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

As an introduction to Python, this book allows readers to take a slow and steady approach to understanding Python code, explaining concepts, connecting programming with real-life examples, writing Python programs, and completing case studies. While there are many books, websites, and online courses about the topic, we break down Python programming into easily digestible lessons of less than 5... Read more

Section I: Python Fundamentals

1. Introduction to Python

2. Input and Output

3. Variables

4. Operations

5. String

6. Case Studies of Python Fundamentals

Section II: Flow control and Functions

7. Branching

8. Repetition

9. Functions

10. Advanced Functions

Section III: Data Structures

11. List

12. Tuple

13. Set

14. Dictionary

15. Case studies of data structures

Section IV: Data Collections

16. Named Tuple

17. Default Dictionary

18. Counters

Biography

Dr. Di Wu is an Assistant Professor of Finance, Information Systems, and Economics department of Business School, Lehman College. He obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Graduate Center, CUNY. Dr. Wu’s research interests are 1) Temporal extensions to RDF and semantic web, 2) Applied Data Science, and 3) Experiential Learning and Pedagogy in business education. Dr.Wu developed and taught courses including Strategic Management, Databases, Business Statistics, Management Decision Making, Programming Languages (C++, Java, and Python), Data Structures and Algorithms, Data Mining, Big Data, and Machine Learning.