modern computing in simple packages Lubanovic, Bill. creator text cau Sebastopol, CA O'Reilly Media, Inc. 2019, c2020 2019 2020 2nd ed. monographic eng

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xxviii, 597 p. : ill. This updated edition--ideal for beginning programmers as well as those new to the language--takes you from the basics to more involved and varied topics, mixing tutorials with cookbook-style code recipes to explain concepts in Python 3. End-of-chapter exercises help you practice what you've learned. You'll gain a strong foundation in the language, including best practices for testing, debugging, code reuse, and other development tips. Lubanovic also shows you how to use Python for applications in business, science, and the arts, using various Python tools and open source packages. Part one. Python basics. A taste of Py -- Data : types, values, variables, and names -- Numbers -- Choose with if -- Text strings -- Loop with while and for -- Tuples and lists -- Dictionaries and sets -- Functions -- Oh oh: objects and classes -- Modules, packages, and goodies. Part two. Python in practice. Wrangle and mangle data -- Calendars and clocks -- Files and directories -- Data in time : processes and concurrency -- Data in a box : persistent storage -- Data in space : networks -- The web, untangled -- Be a Pythonista -- Py art -- Py at work -- Py Sci. Bill Lubanovic. Includes index. Python (Computer program language) Application software Development QA76.73.P98 L83 2019 9781492051367 (paperback) 1492051365 (paperback) 210210 on1099528116