{"product_id":"9781617294037","title":"The Quick Python Book","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eCeder, Naomi\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eManning\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\/14\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eSummary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis third revision of Manning's popular \u003ci\u003eThe Quick Python Book\u003c\/i\u003e offers a clear, crisp updated introduction to the elegant Python programming language and its famously easy-to-read syntax. Written for programmers new to Python, this latest edition includes new exercises throughout. It covers features common to other languages concisely, while introducing Python's comprehensive standard functions library and unique features in detail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Nicholas Tollervey, Python Software Foundation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInitially Guido van Rossum's 1989 holiday project, Python has grown into an amazing computer language. It's a joy to learn and read, and powerful enough to handle everything from low-level system resources to advanced applications like deep learning. Elegantly simple and complete, it also boasts a massive ecosystem of libraries and frameworks. Python programmers are in high demand\/mdash;you can't afford not to be fluent!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eQuick Python Book\u003c\/i\u003e, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive guide to the Python language by a Python authority, \u003cb\u003eNaomi Ceder\u003c\/b\u003e. With the personal touch of a skilled teacher, she beautifully balances details of the language with the insights and advice you need to handle any task. Extensive, relevant examples and learn-by-doing exercises help you master each important concept the first time through. Whether you're scraping websites or playing around with nested tuples, you'll appreciate this book's clarity, focus, and attention to detail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eClear coverage of Python 3\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCore libraries, packages, and tools\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn-depth exercises\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFive new data science-related chapters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Reader\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten for readers familiar with programming concepts--no Python experience assumed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNaomi Ceder\u003c\/b\u003e is chair of the Python Software Foundation. She has been learning, using, and teaching Python since 2001.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART 1 - STARTING OUT\u003cbr\u003e1. About Python\u003cbr\u003e2. Getting started\u003cbr\u003e3. The Quick Python overview\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART 2 - THE ESSENTIALS\u003cbr\u003e4. The absolute basics\u003cbr\u003e5. Lists, tuples, and sets\u003cbr\u003e6. Strings\u003cbr\u003e7. Dictionaries\u003cbr\u003e8. Control flow\u003cbr\u003e9. Functions\u003cbr\u003e10. Modules and scoping rules\u003cbr\u003e11. Python programs\u003cbr\u003e12. Using the filesystem\u003cbr\u003e13. Reading and writing files\u003cbr\u003e14. Exceptions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART 3 - ADVANCED LANGUAGE FEATURES\u003cbr\u003e15. Classes and object-oriented programming\u003cbr\u003e16. Regular expressions\u003cbr\u003e17. Data types as objects\u003cbr\u003e18. Packages\u003cbr\u003e19. 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