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  <title><![CDATA[Dive Into Python]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Dive Into Python&lt;/STRONG&gt; is a hands-on guide to the Python language. Each chapter starts with a real complete code sample, proceeds to pick it apart and explain the pieces, and then puts it all back together again in a summary at the end.&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P&gt;Python is a new and innovative scripting language. It is set to replace Perl as the programming language of choice for shell scripters, and for serious application developers wanting a feature rich yet simple language to deploy their products in. &lt;/P&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P&gt;This book is not for newbies, for wimps, or for dummies&amp;#8482;. It assumes a lot about you:&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P&gt;- You know at least one real object-oriented language, such as Java, C#, or Delphi. &lt;/P&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P&gt;- You know at least one other scripting language, such as Perl, Visual Basic, or Javascript.  &lt;P&gt;If you&amp;#8217;re just getting started programming, that doesn&amp;#8217;t mean you can&amp;#8217;t learn Python. Python is an easy language to learn, but you should probably learn it somewhere else. That said, &lt;STRONG&gt;Dive Into Python&lt;/STRONG&gt; will be a guide for people who can jump into languages fast and get going. &lt;/P&gt;</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a decent introduction to an odd computer language.  <br/><br/>The book is marred by occasional errors and inconsistencies; a chatty writing style (&quot;You were discussing the Open feature&quot;); frequent chirpiness (&quot;The only reason you haven't seen them until now is that Python is...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5438939">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[We have some books on python, but I believe they are a bit dated. This is a user friendly guide that is up to date and would be a great resource for computer science students learning code (as the scripts are some of the most user friendly and introductory). <br/><br/>I would recommend it for the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72705227">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have to say this book is really unsuitable for those who has no scene of Python.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.diveintopython.org/">http://www.diveintopython.org/</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Awesome!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A pithy, lucid primer to one of the more useful and accessible programming languages out there.  The full text of this book is available online at no cost, and that's how I read it, but I bought the book out of sheer gratitude.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A must read for those interested in Python. You can read it for free online, but it's worth buying if you don't like reading books on the computer.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Much better than the python tutorial at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.python.org">www.python.org</a> Go through this after you do the tutorial, its much more in depth and has better exercises.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great book about python programming language, and it is really dived into it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[NICE BOOk !]]></body>
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