Punch W., Enbody R. The Practice of Computing Using Python

2nd ed. — Pearson, 2013. — 793 p. — ISBN 9780132805575For CS1 courses in Python Programming (including majors and non-majors).
A problem-solving approach to programming with Python.
The Practice of Computing Using Python introduces CS1 students (majors and non-majors) to computational thinking using Python. With data-manipulation as a theme, students quickly see the value in what they’re learning and leave the course with a set of immediately useful computational skills that can be applied to problems they encounter in future pursuits. The book takes an object-use-first approach–writing classes is covered only after students have mastered using objects.