Python Developer's Handbook

by Andre Lessa

The Python Developer's Handbook is designed to expose experienced developers to Python and its uses. Beginning with a brief introduction to the language and its syntax, the book moves quickly into... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0672319942
• ISBN13: 9780672319945
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Sams Publishing
• Length: 960 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Just like the LINUX JOURNAL said.

I decided to buy this book just after reading the wonderful review posted on the february edition of the LINUX JOURNAL (page 180). The review was written by Phil Hughes (LJ's publisher), what in my oppinion, gives a lot of credibility to the review.After reading things like: - "THIS IS ONE of those rare cases when the book title seems to match the book content"; - "Besides covering the language, this book fills in all the blanks"; - "All in all I found this to be an excellent and accurate book well worth the space it will take on a Python programmer's bookshelf."...I decided to give it a try, and boy!!! the book really covers a lot of cool stuff. I don't know why LJ doesn't mention that the book also covers Python 2.0. For my surprise, when I started reading it, I noticed that the book had more to offer than the review in the magazine has told me about.In other words, I liked it a lot. I am still in the middle of chapter 5, but I've already come up with several useful Python routines.

a good overview of pythons' capabilities

I bought this book because it provided an overview of all the areas Python had been used in. My particular interest was how well Python integrated with Java and that is my only use for it. Python, however, must compete with other scripting languages, particularily Perl. Users of other scripting languages site the large libraries available for their language. This book did the best job of presenting the numerous areas that Python has been used in.

A USEFUL PYTHON BOOK AND WHY

A quick word about myself - a retired computer scientist, in the profession since 1956, also an engineer and theoretical physiciat. Bought the book along with several others when I needed suddenly to integrate several Microsoft/Intuit programs to work together without human intervention. Usually use LINUX not WINDOWS. This and "The Quick Python Book" have been very useful. The "Developer's Handbook" provides a roadmap to the libraries I need. It contains enough information about each library ( about 1/2 page more or less ) to tell me what the library does, without so much detail that I must "sift" to decide if I am likely to need the library in question, and without distracting from learning the language. I have found the two books I have mentioned here, an HTML browser to look up details in the official project documents, and a PYTHON interpreter on LINUX or WINDOWS, support rapid learning and my system planning far better than I have any right to expect.

A great Python book

If you never had any experience with Python, this book is the place to start. Although it doesn't give many full programs for you to see, it does help you understand the way the language works. As I said, this is a great book to start learning Python. I've been using Python since 1997 and this book is on my shelf. Even those that already know Python (like me) will find this book useful because it covers all the topics that I need to perform my daily tasks.