Core Python Programming

by Wesley J. Chun

Demonstrates the programming language's strength as a Web development tool, covering syntax, data types, built-ins, the Python standard module library, and real world examples.

Genres: Programming, Computer Science, Computers, Technology, Reference, Nonfiction, Software

771 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 2000

Reviews

[Christopher · Rating 5 out of 5]

If anything, learn to love the Snake that is Python.

I've never used a language easier and faster for prototying, processing text info, making GUIs/debugging-programs/utilities.

Yeah yeah, I know there's that "other" scripting language. The Camel was just terrible for me. I still couldn't program in that language after a year without looking in my book over and over. It isn't intuitive, designed well, and... jeez, I'm getting tired just thinking about it.

The Snake is beautiful, I was doing more in that language in a week than I ever did in a year with the Camel.

[Steven Oxley · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was very disappointed with the quality of this book. It is advertised as the python book for experienced programmers, but I found it tedious - I skipped big portions of it - and even redundant within itself. The same concept that I knew before reading the book would be explained multiple times. Also, the code examples and text were peppered with obvious errors. I don't think anyone proofread the book before it was published.

[David Hurst · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book for picking up Python. Although it is important that the reader has mastered another major programming language before reading.

I wish the author had not addressed multiple versions in one book. It makes more difficult to remember this language... Which is already difficult due to the number of reserved words and methods.

[Minger]

Python is fun language with tons of wicked applications.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

slowly chewing thru this, but less urgently now that I'm working in different sofware on my current project.

[Zack · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for learning Python if you don't need an easy introduction.

[Derek · Rating 3 out of 5]

Regardless of how old this book is now (2014), it still covers the basics of python that you need to know.

[Madre Ma · Rating 5 out of 5]

like it so much. I has bought one.