| OverviewNew to Python? This is the developer's guide to Python
development! Learn the core features of Python as well as advanced topics
such as regular expressions, multithreaded programming,
Web/Internet and network development, GUI development with
Tk(inter) and more Also includes features found in the new Python 1.6 and 2.0
releases CD-ROM: Complete Python distributions (source code,
documentation, and various binaries) plus all example scripts in
the book
Python is an Internet and systems programming language that is
soaring in popularity in today's fast-paced software development
environment, and no wonder: it's simple (yet robust),
object-oriented (yet can be used as a procedural language),
extensible, scalable and features an easy to learn syntax that is
clear and concise. Python combines the power of a compiled object
language like Java and C++ with the ease of use and rapid
development time of a scripting language. In fact, it's syntax is
so easy to understand that you are more likely to pick it up faster
than any of the other popular scripting languages in use today! In Core Python Programming, Internet software engineer
and technical trainer Wesley Chun provides intermediate and
experienced developers all they need to know to learn Python-fast.
Like all Core Series books, Core Python Programming delivers
hundreds of industrial-strength code snippets and examples, all
targeted at professional developers who want to leverage their
existing skills! In particular, Core Python Programming
presents numerous interactive examples that can be entered into the
Python interpreter right in front of you! Finally, we present a
chapter that shows you step-by-step how to extend Python using C or
C++. Python syntax and style Development and Run-time Environments Objects and Python memory management Standard data types, methods, and operators Loops and conditionals Files and Input/Output Exceptions and error handling Functions, scope, arguments, and functional programming Importing modules and module attributes Object-oriented Programming with classes, methods, and
instances Callable Objects Extending Python
Coverage of the Python standard module library and client-server
application development includes comprehensive introductions to the
following topics in Python programming: Regular expressions TCP/IP and UDP/IP Network programming using sockets Operating system interface GUI development with Tk using Tkinter Multithreaded programming Interactive Web/CGI/Internet applications Executing code in a restricted environment Inheritance, type emulation, operator overloading, and
delegation in an OOP environment
Finally, we provide an introduction to the new features
introduced in Python 1.6. These include Unicode string support, the
new function invocation syntax which lets the caller provide a
tuple of positional arguments and/or a dictionary of keyword
arguments, and the new string methods. We also provide a glimpse
into features that will only be found in the newer 2.0 release. Every Core Series book: DEMONSTRATES how to write commercial-quality code FEATURES dozens of programs and examples! FOCUSES on the features and functions most important to real
developers PROVIDES objective, unbiased coverage of cutting-edge
technologies-no hype!
Core Python Programming delivers: Coverage of the core parts of the Python language Real-world insights for developing Web/Internet, network,
multithreaded and GUI applications Tables and charts detailing Python modules, built-in functions,
operators, and attributes Code snippets to try live with Python's interactive
interpreter, hammering the concepts home Extensive code examples-including several complete sample
applications
CD-ROM includes complete Python source code and documentation
distributions for Unix/Linux along with binaries for Windows and
Macintosh platforms plus source code for all examples in the
book. Editorial ReviewsProduct DescriptionA quick guide to everything anyone would want to know about the soaringly popular Internet programming language, Python. Provides an introduction to new features introduced in Python 1.6, and topics covered include regular expressions, extending Python, and OOP. The CD-ROM includes the source code for all of the examples in the text. Softcover. |
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Reader Reviews From Amazon (Ranked by 'Helpfulness') Average Customer Rating: based on 35 reviews. Excellent, 2009-05-13 Reviewer rating: This is by far the best of the five Python books I have, and one of the best general programming books I've read. The book covers every aspect of Python, from basic syntax to regular expressions, object-oriented programming, database manipulation, GUI development, and Jython. The numerous examples are compact and emphasize the topic being presented. And Wesley Chun explains the philosophy behind Python and how to make programs more "Pythonesque." | So-so, 2008-12-05 Reviewer rating: This was recommended in a review on Slashdot, but I'm a little disappointed. Sometimes Chun just gives code with no explanation, and other times he glosses over examples of how to use things in favor of prose. I've also found some typos, perhaps the most amusing of which is his repeatedly calling Python creator Guido van Rossum "van Rossum Guido" in one part of the book.
I haven't read any other Python books, but even if this one really is a best-of-breed, IMHO it is just so-so.
Hence, I decided after about 400 pages to read other things instead. I got what I wanted out of it and have it for reference in the future. Besides, my retention of programming languages apart from practice is low, and at the mo, I don't have need or opportunity to exercise more language features than I've used up to now. | disappointed: bad production, 2008-06-12 Reviewer rating: I got this book because of its many positive reviews, but I'm not happy with it.
I'm a professional programmer. C++ is my main language, but I know C, Java, Perl, Smalltalk. I have used Python a fair amount in the past; I wanted to go through a Python book because I'm starting a new project in Python and the language has changed since I last used it.
My main criticism of this book (2nd edition, 3rd printing) is its sloppy production. It is loaded with typos, broken code, and other errors. I'm surprised that most other reviewers didn't comment on this fact. The author knows about many of these errors and has corrections posted on the web, where he airily excuses the book's errors as being "due to lack of time or priority during the highly-compressed editing phase." If he or the publisher really cared, many of these errors would have been corrected by the third printing. (Many would not require resetting even a full line of type.)
As other reviewers have said, Chun's writing is rather disorganized and conversational. That's not to my taste, but evidently it suits lots of people. For the length of the book, the depth is not great.
Some reviewers say that this is the best book they have seen for beginning programmers. Maybe they are not familiar with Kernighan and Ritchie's classic, _The C Programming Language_. That book, in my opinion, is the standard of excellence.
Overall I prefer Beazley's _Python Essential Reference_ 3rd edition to Chun's book. The Reference is terse and maybe not suitable for a novice, but it is thorough, accurate, well organized, and carefully produced. Chun does provide exercises after each chapter; that is the book's main positive feature, in my opinion. | Easy to read and understand, great for learning Python quickly, 2008-03-27 Reviewer rating: I recently changed my job. My new company uses Python as the main technology. Before starting this job, I didn't know Python at all. The project I worked on was on a tight schedule. Fortunately I got this book and I can immediately starting writing code in Python on the first day. The book is written in a very easy to read and understandable way. It covers almost everything you need to know about Python. The "Core Tip", "Core Note" and "Core Style" sections are especially useful and helpful. They are not just for the Python beginner to develop good coding skills and habits. They are also very valuable advice for the people who already know Python. If you want to learn Python quickly or if you want to expand your Python knowledge, this is a book for you. | A wealth of information for newbie and advanced Python programmers., 2008-01-27 Reviewer rating: I'm relatively new to Python, having programmed in 'C' and Pascal for many years, and have found this book to be a very good first book to read. As a programmer relatively new to Python I've found that it provides me with very good coverage of the language and its most popular modules. It is not a reference book like "Python In A Nutshell", which I would also recommend. It won't be sufficient if you plan on writing complex GUI applications using wxPython, but there's another good book available for that. Thanks to this book and a couple of others I've been able to produce several useful Python applications. If you're a programmer new to Python, I would recommend this book as one of the first you read. |
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