Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional

Magnus Lie Hetland

Nov 2006 · Apress

About this ebook

Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional is the most comprehensive book on the Python ever written. Based on Practical Python, this newly-revised book is both an introduction and practical reference for a swath of Python-related programming topics, including addressing language internals, database integration, network programming, and web services. Advanced topics, such as extending Python and packaging/distributing Python applications, are also covered.

Ten different projects illustrate the concepts introduced in the book. You will learn how to create a P2P file-sharing application and a web-based bulletin board, and how to remotely edit web-based documents and create games. Author Magnus Lie Hetland is an authority on Python and previously authored Practical Python. He also authored the popular online guide, Instant Python Hacking, on which both books are based.

Ratings and reviews

Hetland wrote the text for people like me who have never programmed before, but covers some clearly advanced topics as well. The book has an easy going tone that is not at all intimidating. People will find this book most useful if they are interested in screen scraping or other data collection applications.

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