<![CDATA[Learning Python, Second Edition]]>

false <![CDATA[Learning Python, Second Edition]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170982354m/80435.jpg 80435 4 The authors of Learning Python show you enough essentials of the Python scripting language to enable you to begin solving problems right away, then reveal more powerful aspects of the language one at a time. This approach is sure to appeal to programmers and system administrators who have urgent problems and a preference for learning by semi-guided experimentation. First off, Learning Python shows the relationships among Python scripts and their interpreter (in a mostly platform-neutral way). Then, the authors address the mechanics of the language itself, providing illustrations of how Python conceives of numbers, strings, and other objects as well as the operators you use to work with them. Dictionaries, lists, tuples, and other data structures specific to Python receive plenty of attention including complete examples. Authors Mark Lutz and David Ascher build on that fundamental information in their discussions of functions and modules, which evolve into coverage of namespaces, classes, and the object-oriented aspects of Python programming. There's also information on creating graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for Python applications with Tkinter. In addition to its careful expository prose, Learning Python includes exercises that both test your Python skills and help reveal more elusive truths about the language. 77670 1999 Learning Python, Second Edition total:123|5:27|4:51|3:37|2:7|1:1| 123 465 246 18 5 1 false false Sat May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Feb 24 13:38:12 -0800 2009 Sun May 17 23:26:29 -0700 2009
1.) At the very top of the front cover, it has the words "Powerful Object-Oriented Programming," which leads to my new favorite CS acronym.
...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun May 04 15:28:01 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 20 16:26:07 -0800 2008 Sun May 04 15:28:01 -0700 2008 Learning Python, by Mark Lutz, covers the Python programming language as of Python v2.5. With O'Reilly books, the Learning series is generally less sophisticated than the Programming series (ex/ Learning Perl is easier than Programming Perl). I would normally get the Programming v...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 10:53:05 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 16:52:58 -0800 2008
I found the redundancy a tad annoying. The author really li...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Aug 19 20:48:48 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 20:48:48 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 15:53:08 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 06:38:25 -0700 2007
The very end picks up a bit. The explanation of OOP is actually pretty easy for me to grasp - well written for someo...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Aug 08 15:55:29 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 15:56:39 -0700 2008 0 0 true false Thu Jul 17 03:38:55 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 03:40:06 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jun 16 06:40:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 23:29:16 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Sep 27 07:58:07 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 04:14:06 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 27 07:58:07 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jul 26 04:30:34 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 04:35:47 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 10:39:17 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 15:08:47 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue May 15 22:25:59 -0700 2007 Tue May 15 22:27:00 -0700 2007
> vim someScript.py

def main():
\t print "got started in...python?"

if __name__ == "__main__":
\t main()

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