ISBN:
9781784398149
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1784398144
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (1 volume)
,
illustrations.
Series Statement:
Community experience distilled
Keywords:
Python (Computer program language)
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Scripting languages (Computer science)
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books ; local
Abstract:
Modernize existing Python code and plan code migrations to Python using this definitive guide Learn the essentials of Python programming to get you up and coding effectively Get up-to-speed with the most important built-in data structures in Python, using sequences, sets, and mappings Explore typical use cases for various features in Python through this compact guide In Detail Python Essentials provides a vital tour of the most critical features of Python. Starting with setup and installation, you will soon dive into exploring built-in-library types, Python's rich collection of operators and built-in functions, variables, assignment and scoping rules. From this foundation, you will explore functions, a crucial aspect of any programming language, including considerable sophistication in defining parameters to a function and providing argument values. Explore advanced functional programming using generator expressions, comprehensions, and generator functions. Handle file input and output using web services and context managers, exception handling and explore wider, popular frameworks. Through this concise and practical guide, you will explore all you need to know to leverage this powerful, and industry-standard, programming language. What You Will Learn Use Python interactively and master the art of writing efficient Python scripts Learn techniques for working with string data, including how to use regular expressions to parse strings Get to know how the short-circuit and if-else logic operators work Explore mutable data structures including list, set, and dict Define functions with positional and optional parameters, and learn to use keyword argument values when calling a function Write generator functions, generator expressions, and comprehensions Master the use of exceptions for handling errors and other unexpected conditions Understand the importance of working with files, context manager, and the with statement Downloading the example code for this book You can download the example code files for all Packt books you have purchased from your account at http://www.PacktPub.com. If you purchased this book elsewhere, you can visit http://www.PacktPub.com/support and register to have the files e-mailed directly to you.
Note:
Includes index. - Description based on online resource; title from cover (Safari, viewed July 20, 2015)
URL:
https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/-/9781784390341/?ar
