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"The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."
(Mark Twain)

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"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written."
(Oscar Wilde)

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"I think it is good that books still exist, but they do make me sleepy."
(Frank Zappa)

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This website contains a free and extensive online tutorial by Bernd Klein, using material from his classroom Python courses.

If you are interested in an instructor-led classroom training, you may have a look at the Python courses
by Bernd Klein at Bodenseo.
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Quote of the Day:

"I think the special thing about Python is that it's a writers' commune. The writers are in charge. The writers decide what the material is." (Eric Idle )

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Advantages of Python

• Easy and fast to learn
• Simple to get support
• Python's syntax is clear and readable
• Fast to Code, i.e. it is easier and faster to code a problem in Python than in C, C++ or Java, just to mention a few other languages
• Python is portable, i.e. it runs on multiple platforms and systems, like e.g. Linux and Microsoft Windows
• Object oriented
• It's trendy, i.e more and more successful companies switch to Python, like Google did a long time ago.

Python Books: Programming Python

The Blurb

If you've mastered Python's fundamentals, you're ready to start using it to get real work done. Programming Python will show you how, with in-depth tutorials on the language's primary application domains: system administration, GUIs, and the Web. You'll also explore how Python is used in databases, networking, front-end scripting layers, text processing, and more. This book focuses on commonly used tools and libraries to give you a comprehensive understanding of Python's many roles in practical, real-world programming.

You'll learn language syntax and programming techniques in a clear and concise manner, with lots of examples that illustrate both correct usage and common idioms. Completely updated for version 3.x, Programming Python also delves into the language as a software development tool, with many code examples scaled specifically for that purpose.

Topics include:

• Quick Python tour: Build a simple demo that includes data representation, object-oriented programming, object persistence, GUIs, and website basics
• System programming: Explore system interface tools and techniques for command-line scripting, processing files and folders, running programs in parallel, and more
• GUI programming: Learn to use Python's tkinter widget library
• Internet programming: Access client-side network protocols and email tools, use CGI scripts, and learn website implementation techniques
• More ways to apply Python: Implement data structures, parse text-based information, interface with databases, and extend and embed Python

Details

Title: Programming Python, 4th Edition
By: Mark Lutz
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Formats: Print, Ebook, Safari Books Online

Print: December 2010
Ebook: December 2010
Pages: 1632
Print ISBN: 978-0-596-15810-1
ISBN 10: 0-596-15810-6
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-4493-0183-5
ISBN 10: 1-4493-0183-5

About the Author

Mark Lutz is the world leader in Python training, the author of Python's earliest and best-selling texts, and a pioneering figure in the Python community since 1992. He has been a software developer for 25 years, and is the author of O'Reilly's Programming Python, 3rd Edition and Python Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition.