Description: The author did a great job of including a ton of information in a clear and succinct reference. This is not a book that will teach a newbie all about programming. However, it is perfect for those that have at least some programming experience, whether in Python or some other language, and need a reference while coding in Python.<BR> For those new to the language who find themselves wondering "How do I do that in Python?", the first chapter includes a short (11 page) tutorial that demonstrates using:<BR> - Variables<BR> - Conditionals<BR> - File I/O<BR> - Strings<BR> - Lists & Tuples<BR> - Loops<BR> - Dictionaries<BR> - Functions<BR> - Classes<BR> - Exceptions<BR> - Modules<BR> The tutorial section is nice while getting up to speed with Python's syntax.<BR> The rest of the book goes into a bit more detail on rest of the Python's language features with the exception of some of the more inconspicuous ones. Most of the "raw" information in the ..
ISBN:
0735710910
Release Date:
07 June, 2001
List Price:
$24.49
Author:
David M. Beazley, Guido Van Rossum
Publisher:
Que
Last Updated:
06/26/2003
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