Python Developer's Handbook [Paperback]

Andre Lessa (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0672319942 | ISBN-13: 978-0672319945 | Publication Date: December 22, 2000 | Edition: 1

The Python Developer's Handbook is designed to expose experienced developers to Python and its uses. Beginning with a brief introduction to the language and its syntax, the book moves quickly into more advanced programming topics, including embedding Python, network programming, GUI toolkits, JPython, Web development, Python/C API, and more. Python is an interpreted, object-oriented programming language. Its syntax is simple and easy to learn, and it encourages programmers to write and think clearly. The Python Developer's Handbook is carefully written, well-organized introduction to this powerful, fast-growing programming language for experienced developers.

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The Python Developer's Handbook is designed to expose experienced developers to Python and its uses. Beginning with a brief introduction to the language and its syntax, the book moves quickly into more advanced programming topics, including embedding Python, network programming, GUI toolkits, JPython, Web development, Python/C API, and more. Python is an interpreted, object-oriented programming language. Its syntax is simple and easy to learn, and it encourages programmers to write and think clearly. The Python Developer's Handbook is carefully written, well-organized introduction to this powerful, fast-growing programming language for experienced developers.

About the Author

Andre Lessa is a database administrator, Web developer, and programmer with Deloitte Consulting. He has bene using Python for several years, and is the author and Webmaster of two popular Brazilian Web sites.

Product Details

• Paperback: 960 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (December 22, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672319942
• ISBN-13: 978-0672319945
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,899,321 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a good overview of pythons' capabilities, February 10, 2001

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David B. Jensen (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book because it provided an overview of all the areas Python had been used in. My particular interest was how well Python integrated with Java and that is my only use for it. Python, however, must compete with other scripting languages, particularily Perl. Users of other scripting languages site the large libraries available for their language. This book did the best job of presenting the numerous areas that Python has been used in.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just like the LINUX JOURNAL said., February 28, 2001

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"raquelrfox" (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Python Developer's Handbook (Paperback)

I decided to buy this book just after reading the wonderful review posted on the february edition of the LINUX JOURNAL (page 180). The review was written by Phil Hughes (LJ's publisher), what in my oppinion, gives a lot of credibility to the review.

After reading things like: - "THIS IS ONE of those rare cases when the book title seems to match the book content"; - "Besides covering the language, this book fills in all the blanks"; - "All in all I found this to be an excellent and accurate book well worth the space it will take on a Python programmer's bookshelf."

...I decided to give it a try, and boy!!! the book really covers a lot of cool stuff.

I don't know why LJ doesn't mention that the book also covers Python 2.0. For my surprise, when I started reading it, I noticed that the book had more to offer than the review in the magazine has told me about.

In other words, I liked it a lot. I am still in the middle of chapter 5, but I've already come up with several useful Python routines.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A USEFUL PYTHON BOOK AND WHY, January 31, 2001

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John Gabriel (Lemont, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Python Developer's Handbook (Paperback)

A quick word about myself - a retired computer scientist, in the profession since 1956, also an engineer and theoretical physiciat. Bought the book along with several others when I needed suddenly to integrate several Microsoft/Intuit programs to work together without human intervention. Usually use LINUX not WINDOWS. This and "The Quick Python Book" have been very useful. The "Developer's Handbook" provides a roadmap to the libraries I need. It contains enough information about each library ( about 1/2 page more or less ) to tell me what the library does, without so much detail that I must "sift" to decide if I am likely to need the library in question, and without distracting from learning the language. I have found the two books I have mentioned here, an HTML browser to look up details in the official project documents, and a PYTHON interpreter on LINUX or WINDOWS, support rapid learning and my system planning far better than I have any right to expect.