Expert Insight for Modern Python (3.6+) Development from the Author of Python Essential Reference The richness of modern Python challenges developers at all levels. How can programmers who are new to Python know where to begin without being overwhelmed? How can experienced Python developers know they're coding in a manner that is clear and effective? How does one make the jump from learning about individual features to thinking in Python at a deeper level? Dave Beazley's new Python Distilled addresses these and many other real-world issues. Focusing on Python 3.6 and higher, this concise handbook focuses on the essential core of the language, with updated code examples to illuminate how Python works and how to structure programs that can be more easily explained, tested, and debugged. Throughout, Beazley reflects all he's learned teaching Python to scientists, engineers, and developers, and pushing the envelope of what makes Python tick. Rather than trying to cover every possible feature and quirk of a 30-year-old language, this pragmatic guide provides a concise narrative related to fundamental programming topics such as data abstraction, control flow, program structure, functions, objects, and modules--topics that form the foundation for Python projects of any size. <ul> <li>Explore Python's core, from variables to packages</li> <li>Solve data manipulation and analysis problems more effectively</li> <li>Structure programs with an eye towards clarity and reliability</li> <li>Control objects and master the "protocols" that define their behavior</li> <li>Master functions and functional programming idioms</li> <li>Discover the surprising power offered by generators</li> <li>Understand classes from both high-level and technical perspectives</li> <li>Plan for project growth by understanding modules and packages</li> <li>Learn techniques and abstractions for proper I/O handling</li> <li>Dicts!</li> </ul>

Python Distilled (Developer's Library)

Computers & Technology

Beazley, David

Operating Systems

Pearson

Python Essential Reference, 3rd Edition, is a comprehensive reference to the Python programming language. The focus of this latest edition is to add coverage of significant new features and new library modules added to the language over the past five years. Clearly written with concise organization, the new features covered include new style classes, unification of types and classes, xmlrpclip, intertools, bz2 and optparse, making it the most up-to-date Python book on the market.

Python: Essential Reference

Programming Languages

Sams.

Python Essential Reference is the definitive reference guide to the Python programming language — the one authoritative handbook that reliably untangles and explains both the core Python language and the most essential parts of the Python library. Designed for the professional programmer, the book is concise, to the point, and highly accessible. It also includes detailed information on the Python library and many advanced subjects that is not available in either the official Python documentation or any other single reference source. Thoroughly updated to reflect the significant new programming language features and library modules that have been introduced in Python 2.6 and Python 3, the fourth edition of Python Essential Reference is the definitive guide for programmers who need to modernize existing Python code or who are planning an eventual migration to Python 3. Programmers starting a new Python project will find detailed coverage of contemporary Python programming idioms. This fourth edition of Python Essential Reference features numerous improvements, additions, and updates: <ul>
<li>Coverage of new language features, libraries, and modules 
</li> <li>Practical coverage of Python's more advanced features including generators, coroutines, closures, metaclasses, and decorators</li> <li>Expanded coverage of library modules related to concurrent programming including threads, subprocesses, and the new multiprocessing module</li> <li>Up-to-the-minute coverage of how to use Python 2.6’s forward compatibility mode to evaluate code for Python 3 compatibility</li> <li>Improved organization for even faster answers and better usability</li> <li>Updates to reflect modern Python programming style and idioms </li> <li>Updated and improved example code</li> <li>Deep coverage of low-level system and networking library modules — including options not covered in the standard documentation</li> </ul>

Python Essential Reference

Addison-Wesley Professional

If you need help writing programs in Python 3, or want to update older Python 2 code, this book is just the ticket. Packed with practical recipes written and tested with Python 3.3, this unique cookbook is for experienced Python programmers who want to focus on modern tools and idioms.
Inside, you’ll find complete recipes for more than a dozen topics, covering the core Python language as well as tasks common to a wide variety of application domains. Each recipe contains code samples you can use in your projects right away, along with a discussion about how and why the solution works.
Topics include:
<ul>
<li>Data Structures and Algorithms</li>
<li>Strings and Text</li>
<li>Numbers, Dates, and Times</li>
<li>Iterators and Generators</li>
<li>Files and I/O</li>
<li>Data Encoding and Processing</li>
<li>Functions</li>
<li>Classes and Objects</li>
<li>Metaprogramming</li>
<li>Modules and Packages</li>
<li>Network and Web Programming</li>
<li>Concurrency</li>
<li>Utility Scripting and System Administration</li>
<li>Testing, Debugging, and Exceptions</li>
<li>C Extensions</li>
</ul>

Python Cookbook: Recipes for Mastering Python 3

Jones, Brian K.

Programming

O'Reilly Media

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