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Programming Python focuses on advanced uses of the Python
programming/scripting language, which has evolved from an emerging
language of interest primarily to pioneers, to a widely accepted
tool that traditional programmers use for real day-to-day
development tasks. With Python, you can do almost anything you can
do with C++; but Python is an interpreted language designed for
rapid application development and deployment. Among other things,
Python supports object-oriented programming; a remarkably simple,
readable, and maintainable syntax; integration with C components;
and a vast collection of pre-coded interfaces and utilities. As
Python has grown to embrace developers on a number of different
platforms (Unix, Linux, Windows, Mac), companies have taken notice
and are adopting Python for their products. It has shown up
animating the latest Star Wars movie, serving up maps and
directories on the Internet, guiding users through Linux
installations, testing chips and boards, managing Internet
discussion forums, scripting online games, and even scripting
wireless products. Programming Python is the most
comprehensive resource for advanced Python programmers available
today. Reviewed and endorsed by Python creator Guido van Rossum,
who also provides the foreword, this book zeroes in on real-world
Python applications. It's been updated for Python 2.0 and covers
Internet scripting, systems programming, Tkinter GUIs, C
integration domains, and new Python tools and applications. Among
them: IDLE, JYthon, Active Scripting and COM extensions, Zope, PSP
server pages, restricted execution mode, the HTMLgen and SWIG code
generators, thread support, CGI and Internet protocol modules. Such
applications are the heart and soul of this second edition. Veteran
O'Reilly author Mark Lutz has included a platform-neutral CD-ROM
with book examples and various Python-related packages, including
the full Python 2.0 source code distribution.
Editorial ReviewsProduct DescriptionProgramming Python demonstrates advanced applications of the increasingly popular object-oriented scripting language that's freely available on the Web. Hundreds of thousands of developers around the world use Python for Internet scripting, systems programming, user interfaces, product customization, and more. The Python interpreter is available on most popular Unix platforms, Linux, Windows and the Mac. This book is the most comprehensive resource for advanced Python programmers available today. It focuses on real-world Python applications and has been reviewed and endorsed by Python creator Guido van Rossum, who also provides the foreword. Updated for Python 2.0, this edition is really 4 books in one, with in-depth coverage of Internet scripting, systems programming, Tkinter GUIs, and C integration domains. An appendix contains recent Python changes, and there's a platform-neutral CD-ROM with book examples and Python-related packages, including the full Python 2.0 source code distribution. | Amazon.com ReviewCompletely revised and improved, the second edition of Programming Python is an excellent compendium of material geared toward the more knowledgeable Python developer. It includes dozens of reusable scripts for common scripting tasks, and is one of the best available sources of information for this popular object-oriented scripting language. In over 1,200 pages of material, this book offers an extremely comprehensive guide to Python development. Though his book is densely packed with information, Mark Lutz is a lively and witty writer whose focus is on getting things done using the natural strengths of the Python language. To that end, after an introduction and history of the language, the book shows how to use Python for performing automated tasks with files and directories (for example, for doing backups both locally and on Web servers). Not only will this book teach you more about Python, but it will also give you a library of code that you can use as is or adapt for your own projects. The text covers every conceivable facet of Python and the language's support for networking, files and directories, task management, and even persistence (through its support for shelves). Complete Python programs show how to create e-mail clients, do reporting, and create Web applications (for an online errata database). Chapters on doing graphics programming in Python, as well as coverage of both built-in and custom data structures, are especially good. Because Python is often used for automating installations (in some Linux distributions, for instance), readers will appreciate the sample code and tips for using Python to create bulletproof installs. Later sections show how get Python to work with C, Java (through JPython), and other languages. The book concludes with useful reference sections summarizing key aspects of Python, like its revision history, relationship to C++, and other material. There aren't many titles on Python, and fans of this up-and-coming language are lucky to have such a solid tutorial and guide available in Programming Python. Perfect for those with just a little previous exposure to the language, it's all you need to master Python in-depth and tap its considerable power for virtually any software project. --Richard Dragan Topics covered: - Introduction to Python
- Basic system scripts with Python (including file and directory tools)
- Working with processes and threads
- Pipes and signals
- Sample scripts for system and Web utilities (including backing up files, program launching, replicating and managing directories)
- Graphical user interface design in Python (including the Tkinter module)
- Widgets and basic components
- Layout options
- Event handling
- GUI examples (including a working text editor, image viewer, and clock)
- Network scripting (sockets, FTP, and e-mail clients)
- Server-side scripting
- Sample server scripts for an online errata database
- Python on the Internet (including Zope, JPython, and XML tools)
- Databases and persistence in Python (including pickled objects and shelf files)
- Custom and built-in data structures in Python
- Text and string handling
- C integration with Python (including the SWIG module)
- Embedding Python calls within C
- Hints for using Python in real projects
- Reference to recent changes to Python
- Python vs. C++ quick-start guide
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Reader Reviews From Amazon (Ranked by 'Helpfulness') Average Customer Rating: based on 6 reviews. useful book, 2009-06-05 Reviewer rating: i was using this book quite heavily for reference when i was programming in python. it was very useful and easy to find what i needed. the book was slightly worn, but i guess that is what is expected considering it was a used book. | Good companion to the "In a Nutshell" book, 2009-02-10 Reviewer rating: It's a good book on it's own, but together with the "In a Nutshell" series, it makes a pretty good overall reference. | Excellent, but needs updating, 2008-12-21 Reviewer rating: I can't really complain about the book, except that newer 2.5+ libraries are not covered (e.g. the "subprocess" module"). It isn't meant to be comprehensive in the sense that you won't learn everything, but it covers enough for one to become a good python programmer. | A happily recieved gift, 2008-11-23 Reviewer rating: I bought this book as a gift for my husband, and he was excited to recieve it. I believe he has found it informative and more in depth than his first Python book. | A great resource for the python programmer., 2008-11-04 Reviewer rating: The only thing I regret about buying this book is not getting the hardcover version - it's a huge, comprehensive book.
It's got the best section on GUI programming in python that I've seen so far, and all the examples given throughout the book are practical, useful thing - unlike a lot of other programming books that only give you proofs-of-concept.
If you're already comfortable with python, and are looking to solidify your knowledge of it to a great degree, this is the book for you. |
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