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The Python Apprentice
Key FeaturesTaking a practical approach to studying PythonA clear appreciation of the sequence-oriented parts of PythonEmphasis on the way in which Python code is structuredLearn how to produce bug-free code by using testing toolsBook DescriptionExperienced programmers want to know how to enhance their craft and we want to help them start as apprentices with Python. We know that before mastering Python you need to learn the culture and the tools to become a productive member of any Python project. Our goal with this book is to give you a practical and thorough introduction to Python programming, providing you with the insight and technical craftsmanship you need to be a productive member of any Python project. Python is a big language, and it's not our intention with this book to cover everything there is to know. We just want to make sure that you, as the developer, know the tools, basic idioms and of course the ins and outs of the language, the standard library and other modules to be able to jump into most projects.
What you will learnLearn the language of Python itselfGet a start on the Python standard libraryLearn how to integrate 3rd party librariesDevelop libraries on your ownBecome familiar with the basics of Python testingAbout the AuthorRobert Smallshire is a founding director of Sixty North, a software consulting and training business in Norway providing services throughout Europe, and which uses Python extensively. Robert has worked in senior architecture and technical management roles for several software companies providing tools in the energy sector. He has dealt with understanding, designing, advocating and implementing effective architectures for sophisticated scientific and enterprise software in Python, C++, C# and F# and Javascript. Robert is a regular speaker at conferences, meetups and corporate software events and can be found speaking about topics as diverse as behavioural microeconomics in software development to implementing web services on 8-bit microcontrollers. He is organiser of the Oslo Python group and holds a Ph.D. in a natural science.
Austin Bingham is a founding director of Sixty North, a software consulting, training, and application development company. A native of Texas, in 2008 Austin moved to Stavanger, Norway where he helped develop industry-leading oil reservoir modeling software in C++ and Python. Prior to that he worked at National Instruments developing LabVIEW, at Applied Research Labs (Univ. of Texas at Austin) developing sonar systems for the U.S. Navy, and at a number of telecommunications companies. He is an experienced presenter and teacher, having spoken at numerous conferences, software groups, and internal corporate venues. Austin is also an active member of the open source community, contributing regularly to various Python and Emacs projects, and he's the founder of Stavanger Software Developers, one of the largest and most active social software groups in Stavanger. Austin holds a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
Table of ContentsGetting startedStrings and CollectionsModularityBuilt-in types and the object modelExploring Built-in Collection typesExceptionsComprehensions, iterables, and generatorsDefining new types with classesFiles and Resource ManagementUnit testing with the Python standard libra
What you will learnLearn the language of Python itselfGet a start on the Python standard libraryLearn how to integrate 3rd party librariesDevelop libraries on your ownBecome familiar with the basics of Python testingAbout the AuthorRobert Smallshire is a founding director of Sixty North, a software consulting and training business in Norway providing services throughout Europe, and which uses Python extensively. Robert has worked in senior architecture and technical management roles for several software companies providing tools in the energy sector. He has dealt with understanding, designing, advocating and implementing effective architectures for sophisticated scientific and enterprise software in Python, C++, C# and F# and Javascript. Robert is a regular speaker at conferences, meetups and corporate software events and can be found speaking about topics as diverse as behavioural microeconomics in software development to implementing web services on 8-bit microcontrollers. He is organiser of the Oslo Python group and holds a Ph.D. in a natural science.
Austin Bingham is a founding director of Sixty North, a software consulting, training, and application development company. A native of Texas, in 2008 Austin moved to Stavanger, Norway where he helped develop industry-leading oil reservoir modeling software in C++ and Python. Prior to that he worked at National Instruments developing LabVIEW, at Applied Research Labs (Univ. of Texas at Austin) developing sonar systems for the U.S. Navy, and at a number of telecommunications companies. He is an experienced presenter and teacher, having spoken at numerous conferences, software groups, and internal corporate venues. Austin is also an active member of the open source community, contributing regularly to various Python and Emacs projects, and he's the founder of Stavanger Software Developers, one of the largest and most active social software groups in Stavanger. Austin holds a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
Table of ContentsGetting startedStrings and CollectionsModularityBuilt-in types and the object modelExploring Built-in Collection typesExceptionsComprehensions, iterables, and generatorsDefining new types with classesFiles and Resource ManagementUnit testing with the Python standard libra
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Published June 21, 2017
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June 28, 2019
A great tour of what it's like to work with Python as your primary computer science language. Rather than publishing a mechanical dictionary of topics that receive only the minimum attention (enough to paraphrase into one's own words), the author seems to treat each topic as needing to be defined, demonstrated and to identify the pitfalls that you'll encounter. What this shows to me is the difference between theory and pragmatism, between someone who codes alone and someone who codes on applications that pass through the hands of multiple developers.
Perhaps Python can give off the impression of a language for scientists, researchers and PhD's that write sloppy, slow code that no one else but them ever touches. But there are deep pockets within engineering of coders who work together on teams and handle anything from REST APIs to penetration testing to devops to data analytics and informatics. In my opinion that is where the rubber meets the road and Python either fails or succeeds as a practical first-choice programming language.
And you can tell this author has the working man's experience with the language and the practical insight learned at-scale which can help sell you on the elegance, power and versatility of Python.
Perhaps Python can give off the impression of a language for scientists, researchers and PhD's that write sloppy, slow code that no one else but them ever touches. But there are deep pockets within engineering of coders who work together on teams and handle anything from REST APIs to penetration testing to devops to data analytics and informatics. In my opinion that is where the rubber meets the road and Python either fails or succeeds as a practical first-choice programming language.
And you can tell this author has the working man's experience with the language and the practical insight learned at-scale which can help sell you on the elegance, power and versatility of Python.
July 29, 2020
Good introductory book to Python language.
December 31, 2021
The book covers a lot of the Python basics you need to know as an apprentice. Nevertheless, there are multiple chapters where I got the impression the authors know too much about Python to help a beginner. Therefore, and because of some unnecessarily complex examples, I can't really recommend this book for Python beginners.
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