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Get a comprehensive, in-depth introduction to the core Python language with this hands-on book. Based on author Mark Lutz’s popular training course, this updated fifth edition will help you quickly write efficient, high-quality code with Python. It’s an ideal way to begin, whether you’re new to programming or a professional developer versed in other languages.

Complete with quizzes, exercises, and helpful illustrations, this easy-to-follow, self-paced tutorial gets you started with both Python 2.7 and 3.3— the latest releases in the 3.X and 2.X lines—plus all other releases in common use today. You’ll also learn some advanced language features that recently have become more common in Python code.

Explore Python’s major built-in object types such as numbers, lists, and dictionaries
Create and process objects with Python statements, and learn Python’s general syntax model
Use functions to avoid code redundancy and package code for reuse
Organize statements, functions, and other tools into larger components with modules
Dive into classes: Python’s object-oriented programming tool for structuring code
Write large programs with Python’s exception-handling model and development tools
Learn advanced Python tools, including decorators, descriptors, metaclasses, and Unicode processing

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Who Uses Python Today?

At this writing, the best estimate anyone can seem to make of the size of the Python user base is that there are roughly 1 million Python users around the world today (plus or minus a few). This estimate is based on various statistics, like download rates, web statistics, and developer surveys. Because Python is open source, a more exact count is difficult—there are no license registrations to tally. Moreover, Python is automatically included with Linux distributions, Macintosh computers, and a wide range of products and hardware, further clouding the user base picture

Why Do People Use Python?

Because there are many programming languages available today, this is the usual first question of newcomers. Given that there are roughly 1 million Python users out there at the moment, there really is no way to answer this question with complete accuracy; the choice of development tools is sometimes based on unique constraints or personal preference.

But after teaching Python to roughly 260 groups and over 4,000 students during the last 16 years, I have seen some common themes emerge. The primary factors cited by Python users seem to be these:

About the Author

Mark Lutz is a leading Python trainer, the author of Python’s earliest and best-selling texts, and a pioneering figure in the Python world.

Mark is the author of the three O’Reilly books: Learning Python, Programming Python, and Python Pocket Reference, all currently in fourth or fifth editions. He has been using and promoting Python since 1992, started writing Python books in 1995, and began teaching Python classes in 1997. As of Spring 2013, Mark has instructed 260 Python training sessions, taught roughly 4,000 students in live classes, and written Python books that have sold 400,000 units and been translated to at least a dozen languages.

Together, his two decades of Python efforts have helped to establish it as one of the most widely used programming languages in the world today. In addition, Mark has been in the software field for 30 years. He holds BS and MS degrees in computer science from the University of Wisconsin where he explored implementations of the Prolog language, and over his career has worked as a professional software developer on compilers, programming tools, scripting applications, and assorted client/server systems.

Mark maintains a training website (http://learning-python.com) and an additional book support site on the Web (http://www.rmi.net/~lutz).

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Giants on the Horizon

let me try to explain why this 1600 page book may actually end up saving you a lot of time and making you a better Python progra

August 29, 2014

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I know a 1600 page book seems almost crazy but, before you start looking elsewhere (as I did) for something shorter, let me try to explain why this 1600 page book may actually end up saving you a lot of time and making you a better Python programmer in the end.

First of all, I've read many of the other well reviewed, up-to-date, Python books (yes, all of them were shorter), and being new to Python, I ended up spending most of my time searching online trying to fill in the gaps that the other authors failed to fill in. With this book you don't need to reference anything else because the author does a great job of answering every question. You can tell he's dedicated his life to teaching Python and knows what problems his readers will run into.

While this books is long, it doesn't feel long. It's not just page after page of code samples. Each concept comes with a few code samples and is followed up by very well-written, clear explanations so it's actually a fairly quick read (for a 1600 page book). Does he repeat himself as other reviewers have noted? Yes, but it feels like when he does it's purposeful.

Even though you often hear that Python is easy to learn, it's an incredibly deep language that requires time and effort. I believe that by having read this book that I'm starting out far ahead of other new Python programmers, I appreciate the language even more and I'm very comfortable even with Python's advanced topics.

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Crash and Burn

How do you eat an elelphant? One bite at a time. How do you handle the material in this book? A few code snippets at a time.

January 4, 2018

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This is a huge book. It's slow going because I only work through a few pages at a time. The author provides code snippets to illustrate each particular feature of Python, so there is some retention via muscle memory. I'd prefer more of a program approach, but it works. This is for 3.3.3. I have 3.5.3, and most, but not all features work.

Before I have my next Python centric job interview, I plan on using the questions at the end of each chapter that I've covered to review the material.

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Customer9283

Definitely great book. But could be even better.

December 10, 2017

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Very detailed information about python features.

But I feel this book can be even better size of the book is trimmed down without affecting the information presented. I think it is possible to reduce number of pages by 10% or so and this will make the book concise and even more useful.

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Anon

A wonderful introduction to Python

April 8, 2015

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I would definitely recommend this to individuals that already have a basic (or better) understanding of programming in another language and would like to learn Python. I would not recommend this as an introduction to both Python and programming in general. The text is clear, coherent, and the concepts are well explained. Seasoned programmers seeking solely to learn Python will likely need to skim sections that contain descriptions of basic programming concepts but will still find utility in the majority of the text. The text does an excellent job of staying on topic and keeping everything centered on Python without a lot of side tangents. I would highly recommend this for Python beginners!

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Melvin Davidson

This is an excellent book. It is very detailed

July 20, 2017

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This is an excellent book. It is very detailed. 1600 pages covering every aspect of Python. Even if you give up learning Python you can use it as a weapon because it weighs so much. :) The only thing it can't do is givr you the aptitude for programming. I highly recommend this book for anyone that wants to learn Python.

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Charles Donald Shader

A great reference.

April 28, 2017

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Lots and lots of information but well worth the price. A great reference.

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onlin3r

Very detailed and easy to follow

August 28, 2016

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Classic if-you-wanna-learn-python-you-gotta-have-this book. Very detailed and easy to follow.

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compscience

This can be used as a perfect reference book for all levels

March 30, 2015

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This is a very detailed book on python and concepts are explained very well. This can be used as a perfect reference book for all levels. Usually while writing codes we run into simple errors as we tend to neglect certain basic concepts, this book can be used to quickly brush up by opening those specific chapters are going through it. It is also a great book for beginners as the chapters are elaborate and explained in detail, taking time to read will make you perfect in python. This is a good book for both beginner as well as for experienced programmers.

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Five Stars

Excellent resource for a complete beginner to programming and Python

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John

I planned on using this book to get up to speed on python and learn some of the finer details not taught in beginning programming books

Before getting this book, I was familiar with Java and very basic python programming. I planned on using this book to get up to speed on python and learn some of the finer details...Read more

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Rosalia Lampkin

Educational!

This book is a very good starting point for new Python users.

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Great book to learn Python!

Great book to learn Python! It is a Foundational and comprehensive book! Very well explained!

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Linghe Zheng

Four Stars

Too thick. It doesn’t have disk or else. Have almost no content talking about computer recognition.

Published 1 month ago

Scot Fernandez

Missing pages 45-76. Manufacturing defect.

My copy is missing pages 45-76. I didnt start reference the book until recently so it likely too late to return for a complete version.

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Jack Boyce

Perfect for self-learners of Python

This is the best book I've seen for becoming proficient at Python in a thorough, organized way. Although the book is very large (1600 pages), it is neither a cookbook of example...Read more

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olticker

the author tries to convey the best technique for sound programming in Python

The title of the book is all about learning Python. But what it failed to highlight was, it is actually a book for the intermediate to advance users.Read more

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Larry

Huge book, worth every penny

I've read, or should say partially read several other books on Python and this is the first to really help me really "click" as far as OOP.Read more

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Fernando Roldan

Boring, unnecessary detail

Boring, unnecessary detail. Redundant with Python programming concepts taken to an extreme and repeated over-and-over again with very little variation.

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