Dive into Python

Cash'n'Carrion Dive Into Python is a hands-on guide to the Python language. Each chapter starts with a real complete code sample, proceeds to pick it apart and explain the pieces, and then puts it all back together again in a summary at the end.

Python is a new and innovative scripting language that is set to replace Perl as the programming language of choice for shell scripters, and for serious application developers wanting a feature-rich yet simple language to deploy their products in. Not for the faint-hearted Dive into Python assumes you know at least one real object-oriented language, such as Java, C#, or Delphi, and that you know at least one other scripting language, such as Perl, Visual Basic, or Javascript.

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