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Python : Developer's Handbook (Other Sams)
by Andre DOS Santos Lessa, Andre S. Lessa Paperback: 929 pages Dimensions (in inches): 2.03 x 9.07 x 7.35 Publisher: Sams ISBN: 0672319942; 1st edition (December 12, 2000) Exposes experienced developers to the Python programming language and its uses. Beginning with a brief introduction to the language, its syntax, and the modules that come as part of the Python distribution, the book moves into more advanced topics, including embedding Python, network programming, GUI toolkits, JPython, web development, and the Python/C application programmer's interface. A handbook for experienced developers, introducing the powerful object-oriented programming language, Python. Includes an introduction to language and syntax, moving quickly into advanced topics such as GUI toolkits, Web development, Python/C API, and embedding Python. From the Back Cover: The Python Developer's Handbook is designed to expose experienced developers to Python and its uses. Beginning with a brief introduction to the language and its syntax, the book moves quickly into more advanced programming topics, including embedding Python, network programming, GUI toolkits, JPython, Web development, Python/C API, and more. Python is an interpreted, object-oriented programming language. Its syntax is simple and easy to learn, and it encourages programmers to write and think clearly. The Python Developer's Handbook is carefully written, well-organized introduction to this powerful, fast-growing programming language for experienced developers. About the Author: Andre Lessa is a database administrator, Web developer, and programmer with Deloitte Consulting. He has bene using Python for several years, and is the author and Webmaster of two popular Brazilian Web sites. Customer Reviews Reviewer: A reader from an undisclosed location I have two complaints about this book: * The publisher didn't bother to have a native speaker of English correct the author's quirky language. (On multiple occasions, for example, the author talks about "informing" an item into a list when he clearly means "inserting.") After awhile, this kind of thing begins to grate on the reader. * Like all the other Python books on the market, this one is just another cut-and-paste job from the python.org website. I want something that tells me *more* than what's on the website. I want a book that clarifies and goes beyond the website. I want to find out about "gotchas", and workarounds, and things I wouldn't know just from reading the website. In that regard, this book really doesn't deliver. Too bad... Reviewer: raquelrfox from Cleveland, OH I decided to buy this book just after reading the wonderful review posted on the february edition of the LINUX JOURNAL (page 180). The review was written by Phil Hughes (LJ's publisher), what in my oppinion, gives a lot of credibility to the review. After reading things like: - "THIS IS ONE of those rare cases when the book title seems to match the book content"; - "Besides covering the language, this book fills in all the blanks"; - "All in all I found this to be an excellent and accurate book well worth the space it will take on a Python programmer's bookshelf." ...I decided to give it a try, and boy!!! the book really covers a lot of cool stuff. I don't know why LJ doesn't mention that the book also covers Python 2.0. For my surprise, when I started reading it, I noticed that the book had more to offer than the review in the magazine has told me about. In other words, I liked it a lot. I am still in the middle of chapter 5, but I've already come up with several useful Python routines. Reviewer: David Jensen from New York, New York USA I bought this book because it provided an overview of all the areas Python had been used in. My particular interest was how well Python integrated with Java and that is my only use for it. Python, however, must compete with other scripting languages, particularily Perl. Users of other scripting languages site the large libraries available for their language. This book did the best job of presenting the numerous areas that Python has been used in. Reviewer: M.H. Gabriel and Associates John Gabriel from Lemont, IL United States A quick word about myself - a retired computer scientist, in the profession since 1956, also an engineer and theoretical physiciat. Bought the book along with several others when I needed suddenly to integrate several Microsoft/Intuit programs to work together without human intervention. Usually use LINUX not WINDOWS. This and "The Quick Python Book" have been very useful. The "Developer's Handbook" provides a roadmap to the libraries I need. It contains enough information about each library ( about 1/2 page more or less ) to tell me what the library does, without so much detail that I must "sift" to decide if I am likely to need the library in question, and without distracting from learning the language. I have found the two books I have mentioned here, an HTML browser to look up details in the official project documents, and a PYTHON interpreter on LINUX or WINDOWS, support rapid learning and my system planning far better than I have any right to expect. |
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