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Python for the World Wide Web (Visual QuickStart Guides) (Paperback)

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  • Paperback: 440 pages
  • Publisher: Peachpit Press (7 Nov 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0201748843
  • ISBN-13: 978-0201748840
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 17.5 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 783,735 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Named after the Monty Python comedy troupe, Python is an interpreted, open-source, object-oriented programming language. It's also free and runs portably on Windows, Mac OS, Unix, and other operating systems. Python can be used for all manner of programming tasks, from CGI scripts to full-fledged applications. It is gaining popularity among programmers in part because it is easier to read (and hence, debug) than most other programming languages, and it's generally simpler to install, learn, and use. Its line structure forces consistent indentation. Its syntax and semantics make it suitable for simple scripts and large programs. Its flexible data structures and dynamic typing allow you to get a lot done in a few lines. To learn it, you'll need is some basic programming experience and a copy of Python: Visual QuickStart Guide.

In patented Visual QuickStart Guide fashion, the book doesn't just tell you how to use Python to develop applications, it shows you, breaking Python into easy-to-digest, step-by-step tasks and providing example code. Python: Visual QuickStart Guide emphasizes the core language and libraries, which are the building blocks for programs. Author Chris Fehily starts with the basics - expressions, statements, numbers, strings - then moves on to lists, dictionaries, functions, and modules before wrapping things up with straightforward discussions of exceptions and classes. Some additional topics covered include:- Object-oriented programming- Working in multiple operating systems- Structuring large programs- Comparing Python to C, Perl, and Java- Handling errors gracefully.



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Named after the Monty Python comedy troupe, Python is an interpreted, open-source, object-oriented programming language. It's also free and runs portably on Windows, Mac OS, Unix, and other operating systems. Python can be used for all manner of programming tasks, from CGI scripts to full-fledged applications. It is gaining popularity among programmers in part because it is easier to read (and hence, debug) than most other programming languages, and it's generally simpler to install, learn, and use. Its line structure forces consistent indentation. Its syntax and semantics make it suitable for simple scripts and large programs. Its flexible data structures and dynamic typing allow you to get a lot done in a few lines. To learn it, you'll need is some basic programming experience and a copy of Python: Visual QuickStart Guide.

In patented Visual QuickStart Guide fashion, the book doesn't just tell you how to use Python to develop applications, it shows you, breaking Python into easy-to-digest, step-by-step tasks and providing example code. Python: Visual QuickStart Guide emphasizes the core language and libraries, which are the building blocks for programs. Author Chris Fehily starts with the basics - expressions, statements, numbers, strings - then moves on to lists, dictionaries, functions, and modules before wrapping things up with straightforward discussions of exceptions and classes. Some additional topics covered include:- Object-oriented programming- Working in multiple operating systems- Structuring large programs- Comparing Python to C, Perl, and Java- Handling errors gracefully.



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5.0 out of 5 stars Good morning, Dr. Chandra, 14 Jan 2002
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This book is lucid and well organized, but what really sets it apart are the numerous and clever examples (along with resulting output) that accompany each topic. The examples progress from simple to challenging and I found myself covering the answers and mentally figuring each result as I worked my way down each page. I found this "piecemeal" approach a much more effective (and entertaining) way of learning the mechanics of a programming language than traditional (and often impractical) line-by-line expositions of page-long programs.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Introductory tutorial, 17 Mar 2002
By Audun Tønnesen (Norway) - See all my reviews
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Giving "only" 3 stars doesn't mean the books is bad...
The spoonfeeding approach is very good for learning the basics quite thoroughly, but it requires discipline. You'll work through 350 pages of assignments, operators, strings, lists, loops, etc. before classes and objects are introduced! It's an approach that you'll either like or dislike. But no doubt, you'll get a deep, detailed understanding of the basics of Python.
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2.0 out of 5 stars What is the actual title of this book?, 27 May 2009
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I was disappointed when I received this book as although it is entitled (by Amazon) "Python for the World Wide Web" it has nothing in it about web programming (which is what I was interested in). Then on page xvi in the section entitled "About this book" it says "This book is not appropriate for you if you... want to learn Python programming techniques for system administration, Web programming, or other specialised areas." So of course I am disappointed. However I'm sure it's a good book for learning Python from scratch if that's what you want. It's the title on Amazon that is wrong. Nowhere inside the book or on the cover does it seem to say that it is called "Python for the World Wide Web". Misleading...
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