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Mobile Python: Rapid prototyping of applications on the mobile platform (Symbian Press)

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After reading a few of the authors tutorials on the web and enjoying their clear and straightforward style I decided to buy the book. I have not been disappointed! I learn best by examples and this book is packed with useful ones. The book is easy to read, gets to the point, and the examples are short and work without errors. One of my largest complaints with programming books is that they include large amounts of code to just pad the space... which I'm happy to say that this book does not do.

Some parts I found really useful were the portions on network programming and bluetooth. I would have liked to have seen more examples of extending Python with C++. Since I found several interesting features that were supported in C++ but not in Python I had to write a few extensions.

Another thing people often ask if how does the book compare to just searching the internet. I have gotten alot of the same information doing internet searches before obtaining the book, but the quality is not as good, not as clear or concise. In conclusion, this book has been informative and a pleasure to read (which I have never said before about a technical book).

Hands down, this is a good book. If you want to control your S60 phone with python this is exactly the book you want to buy. For that matter, if you are just looking for an easy programming language and platform for interfacing with your phone, try python, S60, and this book.

Specifically, this book is well designed and covers a very specific subject very well, and it is not 700 or 800 pages like a lot of fat computer books. It is somewhat pricey, and you can get some of the information from the web, but this book is concise, practical and will get you up and programming your phone in 0 time. Want to control SMS messaging, inbox, camera, microphone, dialing - This is it in just a few lines. Python can really do a great amount. I used it to control the lighting patterns of 16 different strands of Christmas lights from my phone.

I have used python for several years and have about 8 or 9 python books, and this is a good one. The only thing that is a little bit of a pain is the signing process for the apps. I have an E71, which I recommend for its hardware GPS, wifi, etc. The screen fonts are somewhat small. Anyway, I bought the phone to use with python with after learning about python for S60. I used the web for some info and located this book. I purchased the book and haven't regretted it.

If you already know python, this book does not bore you with beginner stuff, but at the same time, the examples use pretty elementary python for the most part so someone new to the language could certainly get up to speed and controlling sms messaging, etc very quickly.

Good luck!

Excelente, el libro es muy bueno; aunque hasta el capitulo 3, muchas cosas están ya en Internet. Las explicaciones del libro hacen que la inversión haya valido la pena. En el capítulo 10 hay un script, de 5 lineas, para actualizar datos en el celular que paga el costo del libro. Seguiré leyendo y espero encontrar muchas más nuevas novedades.