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Learning Python by Mark Lutz

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Learning Python

Powerful Object-oriented Programming

Mark Lutz

O'Reilly Media · Print & ebook · July 30, 2013

Reading lane: Python Programming

Get a comprehensive, in-depth introduction to the core Python language with this hands-on book.

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Authors
Mark Lutz
Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Published
July 30, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Python Programming · Open Source Development
Reading lane
Python Programming

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  • Programming Basics

  • Programming Languages

  • Object-Oriented Programming

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About This Book

Get a comprehensive, in-depth introduction to the core Python language with this hands-on book. Based on author Mark Lutz’s popular training course, this updated fifth edition will help you quickly write efficient, high-quality code with Python. It’s an ideal way to begin, whether you’re new to programming or a professional developer versed in other languages. Complete with quizzes, exercises, and helpful illustrations, this easy-to-follow, self-paced tutorial gets you start...

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Get a comprehensive, in-depth introduction to the core Python language with this hands-on book. Based on author Mark Lutz’s popular training course, this updated fifth edition will help you quickly write efficient, high-quality code with Python. It’s an ideal way to begin, whether you’re new to programming or a professional developer versed in other languages. Complete with quizzes, exercises, and helpful illustrations, this easy-to-follow, self-paced tutorial gets you started with both Python 2.7 and 3.3— the latest releases in the 3.X and 2.X lines—plus all other releases in common use today. You’ll also learn some advanced language features that recently have become more common in Python code. - Explore Python’s major built-in object types such as numbers, lists, and dictionaries - Create and process objects with Python statements, and learn Python’s general syntax model - Use functions to avoid code redundancy and package code for reuse - Organize statements, functions, and other tools into larger components with modules - Dive into classes: Python’s object-oriented programming tool for structuring code - Write large programs with Python’s exception-handling model and development tools - Learn advanced Python tools, including decorators, descriptors, metaclasses, and Unicode processing

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