Learning Python: Powerful Object-Oriented Programming

by Lutz, Mark
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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
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Lutz, Mark
  • ISBN: 9781449355739
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.10 x 2.50
  • Number Of Pages: 1648
  • Publication Year: 2013

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