Python for the Busy Java Developer: The Language, Syntax, and Ecosystem

by Deepak Sarda

Are you a seasoned Java developer who wishes to learn Python? Perhaps you’ve just joined a project where a chunk of system integration code is written in Python. Or maybe you need to implement a report generation module in the next sprint and your colleague mentioned that Python would be the perfect tool for the job. In any case, if you are in a situation where you have to pick up the Python programming language overnight, this book is just for you! 

Hit the ground running and gain a fast-paced overview of what the Python language is all about, the syntax that it uses and the ecosystem of libraries and tools that surround the language. This concise book doesn’t spend time on details from an introductory programming course or document every single Python feature. Instead, Python for the Busy Java Developer is designed for experienced Java developers to obtain sufficient familiarity with the language and dive into coding, quickly.



What You'll Learn



Discover the fundamentals of the core Python language and how they compare to JavaUnderstand Python syntax and the differences between Python 2.x and 3.xExplore the Python ecosystem, its standard libraries, and how to implement them

Who This Book Is For

Working programmers who are comfortable with Java or another object-oriented programming language such as C#

Genres: Programming

85 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 24, 2017

Reviews

[Wang Zirui · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a book you can read in one day. The downside is the use of Python 2. Many features have changed and if you run the code in Python 3, you'll get a few headaches. I think it's still a recommendable introduction to Python because it's short.

[تركي · Rating 4 out of 5]

حليل وأدى المطلوب. أتوقع أقدر أرجع لأكواد البايثون اللي كتبتها من ٧ سنين وأستوعبها لول

[Mohan Narayanaswamy · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is very good book! Clear and concise! It's a small book, but covers core python syntax and semantics

Especially I enjoyed following contents.

* Object protocol
* Namespace
* Implementing BeanRepository using container protocol was small but very good trick
 * Why I never thought to repositories as Map all these days?
* Python parser executing order 

Only disappointment was it could have covered a bit of meta-programming and it's pattern!

I would recommend this book to all java developers, who would like to work in python!

[Gyesi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good concise introduction for experience developers

This is a concise introduction to python from a java programmer’s perspective. It is good to allow one into the python world quickly but it is only an introduction