
Head First Python
Paul Barry(Author)
O'Reilly (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 4. January 2011
Book
491 pages
978-1-4493-8267-4 (ISBN)
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Description
Ever wished you could learn Python from a book? Head First Python is a complete learning experience for Python that helps you learn the language through a unique method that goes beyond syntax and how-to manuals, helping you understand how to be a great Python programmer. You'll quickly learn the language's fundamentals, then move onto persistence, exception handling, web development, SQLite, data wrangling, and Google App Engine. You'll also learn how to write mobile apps for Android, all thanks to the power that Python gives you.
We think your time is too valuable to waste struggling with new concepts. Using the latest research in cognitive science and learning theory to craft a multi-sensory learning experience, Head First Python uses a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works, not a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Sebastopol
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 205 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
928 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4493-8267-4 (9781449382674)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
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Person
Paul Barry lectures at the Institute of Technology, Carlow as part of the Department of Computing & Networking, where he specializes in open source scripting technologies, web development and computer networking. Paul is also a Contributing Editor to Linux Journal magazine, for whom he'd write a lot more articles if only he didn't spend so much time writing technical books. His latest book - part of the popular O'Reilly Head First series - is Head First Programming (co-authored with David Griffiths), which teaches programming concepts to new programmers using Python 3 as the demonstration language. Paul is currently hard at work on Head First Python which is being designed to help non-Python programmers get up-to-speed with Python and it's technologies as quickly as possible. Paul's two other books are based on Perl (and are published by Wiley).
Content
- Advance Praise for Head First Python
- Praise for other Head First books
- Author of Head First Python
- How to use This Book: Intro
- Chapter 1: Meet Python: Everyone loves lists
- Chapter 2: Sharing your Code: Modules of functions
- Chapter 3: Files and Exceptions: Dealing with errors
- Chapter 4: Persistence: Saving data to files
- Chapter 5: Comprehending data: Work that data!
- Chapter 6: Custom data Objects: Bundling code with data
- Chapter 7: Web Development: Putting it all together
- Chapter 8: Mobile app Development: Small devices
- Chapter 9: Manage Your data: Handling input
- Chapter 10: Scaling your Webapp: Getting real
- Chapter 11: Dealing with Complexity: Data wrangling
- Leftovers: The Top Ten Things (we didn't cover)