Beginning Python: Using Python 2.6 and Python 3.1 introduces this open source, portable, interpreted, object-oriented programming language that combines remarkable power with clear syntax. This book enables you to quickly create robust, reliable, and reusable Python applications by teaching the basics so you can quickly develop Web and scientific applications, incorporate databases, and master systems tasks on various operating systems, including Linux, MAC OS, and Windows. You'll get a comprehensive tutorial that guides you from writing simple, basic Python scripts all the way through complex concepts, and also features a reference of the standard modules with examples illustrating how to implement features in the various modules. Plus, the book covers using Python in specific program development domains, such as XML, databases, scientific applications, network programming, and Web development.
Introduction. Part I: Dipping Your Toe into Python. Chapter 1: Programming Basics and Strings. Chapter 2: Numbers and Operators. Chapter 3: Variables -- Names for Values. Part II: Python Language and the Standard Library. Chapter 4: Making Decisions. Chapter 5: Functions. Chapter 6: Classes and Objects. Chapter 7: Organizing Programs. Chapter 8: Files and Directories. Chapter 9: Other Features of the Language. Chapter 10: Building a Module. Chapter 11: Text Processing. Part III: Putting Python to Work. Chapter 12: Testing. Chapter 13: Writing a GUI with Python. Chapter 14: Accessing Databases. Chapter 15: Using Python for XML. Chapter 16: Network Programming. Chapter 17: Extension Programming with C. Chapter 18: Numerical Programming. Chapter 19: An Introduction to Django. Chapter 20: Web Applications and Web Services. Chapter 21: Integrating Java with Python. Part IV: Appendices. Appendix A: Answers to the Exercises. Appendix B: Online Resources. Appendix C: What's New in Python 3.1. Appendix D: Glossary. Index.
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