Programming Python: Powerful Object-Oriented Programming by Mark Lutz

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  • Pub. Date: August 2006
  • 1552pp
  • Sales Rank: 104,160

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    • Pub. Date: August 2006
    • Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
    • Format: Paperback, 1552pp
    • Sales Rank: 104,160

    Synopsis

    As a language optimized for developer productivity, Python solves the software development crunch. As the industry standard book for mastering this expedient language, this volume explains Python language syntax and programming techniques in a clear and concise manner, with numerous examples that illustrate both correct usage and common idioms.

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    As a language optimized for developer productivity, Python solves the software development crunch. As the industry standard book for mastering this expedient language, this volume explains Python language syntax and programming techniques in a clear and concise manner, with numerous examples that illustrate both correct usage and common idioms.

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    Mark Lutz is the world leader in Python training, the author of Python's earliest and best-selling texts, and a pioneering figure in the Python community since 1992. He is also the author of O'Reilly's Programming Python and Python Pocket Reference, and co-author of Learning Python (all in 3rd Editions). Mark can be reached on the web at www.rmi.net.

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    March 07, 2007: Are you a novice or an advanced practitioner? If you are, then this book is for you. Author Mark Lutz, has done an outstanding job of writing a 3rd edition of a book that shows you the right way to code. Lutz, begins with an overview of some of the main ideas behind Python. Then, the author explores the system-level interfaces in Python as well as, their realistic applications. Next, he shows you how to build portable GUIs with Python. He also shows you how to use Python on the Internet. The author then shows you how to build GUIs for browsing databases, viewing data structures and performing calculations. Then, he looks at the interfaces available for mixing Python with programs written in C and C. Finally, the author looks at some of the implications of Python?s scripting code. In this most excellent book shows you how to use application-level programming with Python. Perhaps more importantly, you?ll gain enough information from this book to further explore the application domains introduced as well as, to explore others.