Internet Programming With Python [Paperback]

Aaron Watters (Author), Guido Van Rossum (Author), James C. Ahlstrom (Author), Guido v Rossum (Author), James C Ahlstrom (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 1996

Python is an object-oriented Internet programming language that can enable complex functions, similar to Perl and Java. This work introduces users to the language. The CD-ROM includes the source code for all programs discussed in the book as well as executables and libraries for Python.

Product Details

• Paperback: 477 pages
• Publisher: M & T Books (September 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558514848
• ISBN-13: 978-1558514843
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,462,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Where's the Internet Programming part ???, March 13, 1999

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Aamir Sehbai ([e-mail]) (Reston, Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Internet Programming With Python (Paperback)

I had read "Programming Python" (Mark Lutz) befrie getting this book, and I expected a lot more on network programming than what this book provides. I would definitely call the title "Internet Programming with Python" false advertising.

Aside from this (very annoying) shortcoming, the book might provide a good overview of the Python programming language. I didn't go over all the syntax, GUI and other topics as I already had covered them in the other book.

I would recommend Programming Python over this book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece, March 4, 2000

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Luby Liao - See all my reviews

This review is from: Internet Programming With Python (Paperback)

Instead of giving this book an opportunity to become a best-seller, the publisher let it become out of print. An unfortunate effect is that my students could not buy the book, and have to share the library copies. This book is beautifully written, enormously useful and fun to read because of authors' good sense of humor. Chapter 7: "Generating HTML" gives one of the best introductions to object orientation and dynamic features of Python. I urge the authors and the publisher to work quickly to make the book available.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent starting point, June 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Internet Programming With Python (Paperback)

This book is co-authored by the author of the Python language, and his style shows through -- to the benefit of the book. Just as in Pyhon, the book is clear, concise, and easy to read. It stresses just how enjoyable programming in Python can be. After having coded in Python for a while now, I can't agree more. I'm a MAJOR fan of C++, but now that I've found Python, my vote is split. For my work, which is cryptography, I use C++, but for everything else, I'm a Python man. The book is surprisingly light reading for a technical book. This does not mean that it is short on content. In fact, the author maintains the lightness by sticking to the sort of Python programming you will encounter when coding for the internet. It did feel a bit skimpy on writing server code (like an HTTP or finger server), sticking more with CGI scripts. For a complete understanding of Python in greater depth, make sure to also buy Mark Lutz's book. It makes for great expert-level Python learning. Buying the two books won't set you back much in the way of $$, but if read in order (first Watters and then Lutz) will make you very happy. Take a crack at Python. You'll learn the language in a day or two, and you'll find yourself using it more and more.