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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