Learn Python the fun and easy way with your new friends Erik and Simon! This colorful book uses engaging questions and lively conversations to introduce computer programming to young readers one step at a time.

Let’s Talk Python listens in on the conversations between two aspiring Python programmers. The book’s dialogue helps young programmers understand complex concepts much more easily. Characters ask questions, make mistakes, and offer different solutions—just like in real life. Readers will develop fun and engaging Python applications, including a coffee shop app for taking orders and a LEGO minifigure exchange program.

Best of all, Let’s Talk Python dives deeper than other beginner books. Inside are important skills for any new software developer, such as how to plan an application, what to expect from users, and how to test code and check for errors. By the time they’re done reading, young learners will not only know how to write code, they’ll know how to think about problems like professional developers!

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

Pavel Anni is a Principal Customer Engineer at SambaNovaSystems. Before joining this AI startup Pavel worked for Sun Microsystems, Oracle, and Red Hat. In his career his main role has been training people and popularizing new technologies. He has developed and delivered courses on programming languages, Unix and Linux operating systems, Kubernetes, and other important topics.