Python Phrasebook: Essential Code and Commands

By Brad Dayley

Book Overview

Python Phrasebook Brad Dayley Essential Code and Commands Python Phrasebook gives you the code phrases you need to quickly and effectively complete your programming projects in Python. Concise and Accessible Easy to carry and easy to use-lets you ditch all those bulky books for one portable guide Flexible and Functional Packed with more than 100 customizable code snippets-so you can readily code functional Python in just about any situation Brad Dayley is a software engineer at Novell, Inc. He has been a system administrator and software developer on the Unix, Windows, Linux, and NetWare platforms for the past 14 years. Brad co-developed an advanced debugging course used to train engineers and customers and is the co-author of several Novell Press books. Programming / Python

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0672329107
• ISBN13: 9780672329104
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Sams Publishing
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.6" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Good scripts for beginners

I agree with the review that says that the book is good for beginners; It gives you some nice insights on where to start when trying out some scripts for handling files and folders or dealing with strings. However, I also think it emphasizes the Web a lot. I would like to see more operating system and multimedia-related scripts in a future edition.

It's a gem and a bargain

I've been learning Python through the documentation and tutorials that I've found online, including "Dive Into Python", which is a great introduction to Python available as a free PDF. I am writing code in Python and I have not been satisfied with the Python books I've seen and I want to take my code further. I want to write code like a Python programmer would. I need to be reminded of syntax at times, such as splitting strings,...

good book for python beginner

it is a good book for python beginner. in order to take step to next level, more python books need read.

Easy to follow

Has great little snippets of code. is very clear in what is says and how to achieve your goals. While it seems to be intended at people with prior Python experience. I had previously only done python debugging. and that combined with perl, bash and C experience i was able to pick up the concepts and get functional quickly (I got done what i wanted to quickly). It is a handy little guide that I am sure I will use regularly...

code snippets to get the job done

Dayley offers you a useful Python aid. Deliberately written to be concise, and assuming that the reader already knows some Python. You cannot or should not use this book to learn the language. But once having some acquaintance with Python, the book can help. It's not a dictionary of Python commands. Rather, Dayley thought of likely tasks you'll often need to do. He then supplies explanations and code snippets. The tasks...