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Python: The Complete Reference (Paperback)

by Martin C. Brown (Author)

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Master Python--the versatile cross-platform development language. This complete reference contains distinct sections, each concentrating on a core angle of the language, including applying the Python libraries, application development, and Web and cross-platform development. This is an ideal resource for any programmer migrating from another language.

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The Most Authoritative Volume Available on Python

Explore all aspects of programming with Python in this comprehensive resource. Expert programmer Martin Brown guides you through the fundamentals of using modules through the use of advanced object orientation classes. You'll learn how to develop complex applications, create multimedia software, and develop interactive Web sites. While written with the experienced programmer in mind, Python: The Complete Reference is an invaluable sourcebook for the beginning programmer as well. This book also covers how to utilize Python's extensive libraries, including tools for reading and parsing SGML, HTML, and XML files.

Master programming in the Python language
Discover how modules are written and imported into your scripts
Use Python's extensive libraries for information processing, file system manipulation, data management, network communication, multimedia, and more
Apply Python as a RAD tool for rapid application development
Understand specialized instructions for programmers of Perl and other languages
Work with SGML, HTML, and XML for advanced Web applications
Build GUI-based applications using the Tk interface

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Paperback: 1200 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill (September 21, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 007212718X
ISBN-13: 978-0072127188
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #720,962 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing special, just a reference, April 22, 2003

By	Diego Bravo Estrada (Miami Beach, Florida United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As the title implies, this book is just a reference (covering
up to python version 2.0.) The text is understable and
provides a central repository of the same material
you can get from the official documentation in the web
(python.org) The first 140 pages are a tutorial covering
the essencials of the language with several samples (these
are too trivial in my opinion) following with about 240 pages
describing the Python module library (again, the examples
are trivial.) There are also some chapters related with
the "internals" of Python, but no one is really "deep".
Resuming, sadly I think this book (as many in these times)
can be easily substituted with the web with little effort.

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