false 6919462 1 <p><strong>Mark Pilgrim</strong>'s <em>Dive Into Python 3</em> is a hands-on guide to Python 3 (the latest version of the Python language) and its differences from Python 2. As in the original book, <em>Dive Into Python</em>, 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 in a summary at the end.</p> <p>This book includes:</p> <ul> <li>Example programs completely rewritten to illustrate powerful new concepts now available in Python 3: sets, iterators, generators, closures, comprehensions, and much more</li> <li>A detailed case study of porting a major library from Python 2 to Python 3</li> <li>A comprehensive appendix of all the syntactic and semantic changes in Python 3</li> </ul> <p>This is the perfect resource for you if you need to port applications to Python 3, or if you like to jump into languages fast and get going right away.</p> <br/> <h3>What you'll learn</h3> <ul> <li>Understand Python 3 code by seeing it broken down and explained</li> <li>Make full use of the latest Python features such as iterators, generators, closures, classes and comprehensions</li> <li>Refactor existing code to improve maintainability</li> <li>Learn how to serialize Python objects with the pickle protocol and JSON format</li> <li>Learn how to package your own Python libraries and upload them to the Python Package Index to share your projects with Python developers worldwide</li> <li>Use Python 3 to consume HTTP web services</li> <li>Port existing Python applications to Python 3 by following a case study for a major library</li> </ul> <br/> <h3>Who is this book for?</h3> <ul> <li>Anyone who wants to learn the latest version of Python in a fast, hands-on fashion</li> <li>Existing Python programmers who want to learn quickly how to make the most of the features of the latest version of Python and port their code to it</li> <li>Programmers coming from other languages wanting a fast introduction to Python that gets them thinking about advanced concepts quickly</li> </ul> 7147207 book 2009 total:2|5:1|4:0|3:1|2:0|1:0| 2 8 5 1 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 09:46:42 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 09:41:39 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 09:46:42 -0700 2009 I decided to read the Python 3 version because it also discusses Python 2 and the author says he understands interators and generators better than when he wrote the first version.]]> 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 21:27:44 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 21:27:44 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 20:06:55 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 20:07:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 19 22:55:45 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 22:55:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 28 08:59:58 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 08:59:58 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6919462