Introducing Python: Modern Computing in Simple Packages

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"O'Reilly Media, Inc.", Nov 6, 2019 - Computers - 630 pages

Easy to understand and fun to read, this updated edition of Introducing Python is ideal for beginning programmers as well as those new to the language. Author Bill Lubanovic takes you from the basics to more involved and varied topics, mixing tutorials with cookbook-style code recipes to explain concepts in Python 3. End-of-chapter exercises help you practice what you’ve learned.

You’ll gain a strong foundation in the language, including best practices for testing, debugging, code reuse, and other development tips. This book also shows you how to use Python for applications in business, science, and the arts, using various Python tools and open source packages.

 

Contents

Part II Python in Practice
217
Appendix A Hardware and Software for Beginning Programmers
501
Appendix B Install Python 3
511
Async
521
Appendix D Answers to Exercises
527
Appendix E Cheat Sheets
575
Index
581
About the Author
598
Colophon
599
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Bill Lubanovic has developed software with UNIX since 1977, GUIs since 1981, databases since 1990, and the Web since 1993. Recently, he developed core services and distributed systems with a remote team for a Manhattan startup. Currently, he's integrating OpenStack services for a supercomputer company

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