Core Python Programming: Text

Wesley Chun

Prentice Hall Professional, 2001 - Computers - 771 pages

Python is soaring in popularity, and it's no wonder: Python is fast, scalable, easy to learn, and combines the best aspects of scripting languages like Perl with the key advantages of object languages like Java. In this book, Yahoo! Internet software engineer Wesley Chun teaches experienced developers all they need to know to leverage all of Python's power -- fast. Like all Core Series books, Core Python Programming teaches via hundreds of industrial-strength code examples, all targeted at professional developers who want to leverage the skills they already have. Chun begins with a professional-level introduction to Python syntax, objects, and error handling; functions, classes, and built-ins. Learn the best techniques for handling I/O, manipulating Python objects, working with files, filesystems, and more. Core Python Programming delivers detailed real-world coverage of Web/Internet and network programming, including CGI applications, adding Python support to web servers, client/server applications, network I/O, encryption/decryption, integration with DBM databases, and much more. The book also contains a quick reference to the entire language.

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Great for learning Python if you don't need an easy introduction.

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slowly chewing thru this, but less urgently now that I'm working in different sofware on my current project.

Contents

• Advanced Topics: 524
• Answers to Selected Exercises: 721
• Other Reading and References: 729
• Python Operator Summary: 739
• Whats New in Python 20?: 741
• Index: 747

About the author

WESLEY J. CHUN holds computer science and mathematics degrees from the University of CA, MSCS from U.C. Santa Barbara, and an AB in Mathematics and Minor in Music. He is a principal consultant at Cyberweb Consulting. While at Yahoo!, Chun used Python to help create Yahoo!Mail and Yahoo! People Search. Chun has over 18 years of UNIX, computer programming, and instructional experience. In his spare time, Chun serves as a technical instructor with U.C. Santa Cruz where he teaches Python, C, and UNIX for the UCSC Extension system.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Core Python Programming: Text; Volume 1 of Core Python Programming, Wesley Chun; Core Series; Open Source Technology Series; Prentice Hall Ptr Core Series
• Author: Wesley Chun
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional, 2001
• ISBN: 0130260363, 9780130260369
• Length: 771 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Programming Languages / General; Computers / Web / General