Al Sweigart is the author of "Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python", a Creative Commons-licensed book aimed at young adults and other complete beginners who want to learn programming by making small games. The book is available online at http://inventwithpython.com

Al uses Python as a software developer in San Francisco and is currently writing two more Python programming books for beginners. He likes museums, writing useful software, cats, coding at coffee shops, Shark Week, and board games designed by German math professors.