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by Peter C. Norton (Author), Alex Samuel (Author), Dave Aitel (Author), Eric FosterJohnson (Author), Leonard Richardson (Author), Jason Diamond (Author), Aleatha Parker (Author), Michael Roberts (Author) "The first thing you need to understand about computers when you're programming is that you control the computer ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 696 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (5 Aug 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0764596543
  • ISBN-13: 978-0764596544
  • Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 19 x 5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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  • This tutorial offers readers a thorough introduction to programming in Python 2.4, the portable, interpreted, object–oriented programming language that combines power with clear syntax
  • Beginning programmers will quickly learn to develop robust, reliable, and reusable Python applications for Web development, scientific applications, and system tasks for users or administrators
  • Discusses the basics of installing Python as well as the new features of Python release 2.4, which make it easier for users to create scientific and Web applications
  • Features examples of various operating systems throughout the book, including Linux, Mac OS X/BSD, and Windows XP


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Beginning Python

As a portable, open source, object–oriented programming language, Python combines remarkable power with clear syntax. And, as one of the fastest growing languages, Python manages systems and can be used for data mining and Web development. With this book, you′ll learn how to program using the latest release — Python 2.4 — and create robust, reliable, and reusable Python applications.

You′ll quickly see why Python is an ideal first programming language to learn, both for its ease of use and the fact that it offers interpreters for most operating system platforms. This in–depth look at Python 2.4 examines how it has become even easier for you to tell a computer what tasks you want it to do in an environment where you are in control.

What you will learn from this book

  • Methods that can be used to quickly develop Web applications and scientific applications and to incorporate databases
  • How to master system tasks on Linux,® Windows,®and Mac OS® X platforms
  • How to handle — and recover from — any unforeseen problems
  • Ways in which Python prides itself on its consistency, control, and ability to cope with change
  • How Python incorporates modules, exceptions, dynamic typing, and very high level dynamic types and classes

Who this book is for

This book is for anyone who wants to learn how to program with Python or who wants to quickly learn how to use Python for rapid development of applications for the Web, scientific applications, bioinformatics, and applications for system tasks.

Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Beginning Python, 30 Mar 2006
I thought nice price and good title but I am finding the content really boring and hard going. I have other wrox books which I have found good but I wish I had purchased another beginning python book. You really have to be prepared to work at this book the information does not come easily.
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4.0 out of 5 stars This is not for dummies, 22 Jun 2007
By Jorge Laranjo (Braga, Portugal) - See all my reviews
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This is not a book of the series "Python for Dummies"
You've got to have some know how in programming language to get along with this one. If you don't know what OO is then the level of dificult will be high. If you know about Java, C, PHP and others then Python will be as easy as any of those.

So, if you are a completly beginner on computer programming and aim to learn Python you'll need to try hard and try it again. Make all the examples and try again and you'll achieve your goal, but be aware, you can't learn Python in 24hours or in 21 days... but you can't learn Java or any other language in 21 days either.

I consider this a good book as others from WROX and o good introduction to Python.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Beginning Python - a great book, 10 Nov 2007
A great, and challenging, book to start with...even better if you've a few months or a year or so experience of Python. I'd been using python as a useful utility language for straightforward data processing jobs for around a year and found parts of this book fairly hard (REST and web services for instance). But it's worth the effort...if you don't use the info you still have a much better overview of the language which means you're more likely to find a solution when you need it. I've moved on to python 2.5 which has things like ElementTree for xml and Sqlite for sql...and I'm still coming back to this book regularly. It's a real introductory text book, not a "lite" introduction. I'm still impressed.
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