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Programming for All: C Edition for Python Programmers

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

   • 1.1. Welcome
   • 1.2. Why Learn C?
   • 1.3. History of C
   • 1.4. How to Use This Book

2. Building a Simple Program

   • 2.1. Compilers vs. Interpreters
   • 2.2. Writing and Compiling Your First C Program
   • 2.3. Variable Declarations
   • 2.4. Whitespace and Formatting
   • 2.5. Basic Input and Output with printf

3. Core Concepts

   • 3.1. Data Types and Variables
   • 3.2. Operators and Expressions
     • 3.2.1. Arithmetic Operators
     • 3.2.2. Comparison Operators
     • 3.2.3. Logical Operators
   • 3.3. Control Structures
     • 3.3.1. Conditionals (if, else if, else)
     • 3.3.2. Loops (for, while, do-while)
   • 3.4. Functions
     • 3.4.1. Function Definitions
     • 3.4.2. Function Prototypes
     • 3.4.3. Scope and Lifetime of Variables

4. Advanced Topics

   • 4.1. Pointers and Memory Management
     • 4.1.1. Understanding Pointers
     • 4.1.2. Dynamic Memory Allocation
     • 4.1.3. Common Pointer Pitfalls
   • 4.2. Structs and Enums
     • 4.2.1. Defining and Using Structs
     • 4.2.2. Enumerated Types
   • 4.3. File I/O
     • 4.3.1. Reading from and Writing to Files
     • 4.3.2. Working with Binary Files

5. C Libraries

   • 5.1. Standard Library Functions
     • 5.1.1. String Handling
     • 5.1.2. Mathematical Functions
     • 5.1.3. Time and Date Functions
   • 5.2. Writing and Using Header Files
   • 5.3. Linkers and Makefiles
     • 5.3.1. Using the Linker
     • 5.3.2. Writing a Makefile

6. Comparison of Python and C

   • 6.1. Syntax Differences
     • 6.1.1. Indentation vs. Braces
     • 6.1.2. Variable Declarations
   • 6.2. Data Type Differences
     • 6.2.1. Lists vs. Arrays
     • 6.2.2. Strings
   • 6.3. Memory Management
     • 6.3.1. Dynamic Memory Allocation
   • 6.4. Common Pitfalls
     • 6.4.1. Buffer Overflows
     • 6.4.2. Dangling Pointers
     • 6.4.3. Memory Leaks
   • 6.5. Best Practices in Both Languages
     • 6.5.1. Code Readability
     • 6.5.2. Error Handling
     • 6.5.3. Memory Management

7. Practical Applications

   • 7.1. Writing a Simple Game: Guess the Number
   • 7.2. Building a Small Web Server
   • 7.3. Creating System Utilities: File Copy Utility

8. Appendices

   • A.1. Common C Functions
   • A.2. C Syntax Cheat Sheet
   • B. Further Reading and Resources
   • C. Glossary of Terms

Getting Started

To get started with the book, simply click on the links above to access each chapter. You can read the chapters directly on GitHub or clone the repository to your local machine to read offline.

Contributing

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License

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Acknowledgments

Special thanks to all contributors who have helped make this book possible.