{"product_id":"the-quick-python-book","title":"The Quick Python Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eSummary  This third revision of Mannings popular The Quick Python Book offers a clear  crisp updated introduction to the elegant Python programming language and its famously easy-to-read syntax. Written for programmers new to Python  this latest edition includes new exercises throughout. It covers features common to other languages concisely  while introducing Pythons comprehensive standard functions library and unique features in detail.  Foreword by Nicholas Tollervey  Python Software Foundation.  Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF  Kindle  and ePub formats from Manning Publications.  About the Technology  Initially Guido van Rossums 1989 holiday project  Python has grown into an amazing computer language. Its a joy to learn and read  and powerful enough to handle everything from low-level system resources to advanced applications like deep learning. Elegantly simple and complete  it also boasts a massive ecosystem of libraries and frameworks. Python programmers are in high demand\/mdash;you cant afford not to be fluent!  About the Book  The Quick Python Book  Third Edition is a comprehensive guide to the Python language by a Python authority  Naomi Ceder. With the personal touch of a skilled teacher  she beautifully balances details of the language with the insights and advice you need to handle any task. Extensive  relevant examples and learn-by-doing exercises help you master each important concept the first time through. Whether youre scraping websites or playing around with nested tuples  youll appreciate this books clarity  focus  and attention to detail.  Whats Inside Clear coverage of Python 3 Core libraries  packages  and tools In-depth exercises Five new data science-related chapters About the Reader  Written for readers familiar with programming concepts--no Python experience assumed.  About the Author  Naomi Ceder is chair of the Python Software Foundation. She has been learning  using  and teaching Python since 2001.  Table of Contents  PART 1 - STARTING OUT 1. About Python 2. Getting started 3. The Quick Python overview  PART 2 - THE ESSENTIALS 4. The absolute basics 5. Lists  tuples  and sets 6. Strings 7. Dictionaries 8. Control flow 9. Functions 10. Modules and scoping rules 11. Python programs 12. Using the filesystem 13. Reading and writing files 14. Exceptions  PART 3 - ADVANCED LANGUAGE FEATURES 15. Classes and object-oriented programming 16. Regular expressions 17. Data types as objects 18. Packages 19. Using Python libraries  PART 4 - WORKING WITH DATA 20. Basic file wrangling 21. Processing data files 22. Data over the network 23. Saving data 24. Exploring data\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985998082101,"sku":"ByrdShop_1617294039","price":44.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781617294037.jpg?v=1770880975","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-quick-python-book","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}