Fluent Python: Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming Contributor(s): Ramalho, Luciano (Author) |
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ISBN: 1491946008 ISBN-13: 9781491946008 Publisher: O'Reilly Media OUR PRICE: $53.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Computers | Programming Languages - Python - Computers | Programming - Open Source |
Dewey: 005.133 |
Physical Information: 1.65" H x 6.93" W x 9.13" (2.70 lbs) 792 pages |
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Publisher Description: Python's simplicity lets you become productive quickly, but this often means you aren't using everything it has to offer. With this hands-on guide, you'll learn how to write effective, idiomatic Python code by leveraging its best--and possibly most neglected--features. Author Luciano Ramalho takes you through Python's core language features and libraries, and shows you how to make your code shorter, faster, and more readable at the same time. Many experienced programmers try to bend Python to fit patterns they learned from other languages, and never discover Python features outside of their experience. With this book, those Python programmers will thoroughly learn how to become proficient in Python 3. This book covers:
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Contributor Bio(s): Ramalho, Luciano: - Luciano Ramalho was a Web developer before the Netscape IPO in 1995, and switched from Perl to Java to Python in 1998. Since then he worked on some of the largest news portals in Brazil using Python, and taught Python web development in the Brazilian media, banking and government sectors. His speaking credentials include PyCon US (2013), OSCON (2002, 2013), and 15 talks over the years at PythonBrasil (the Brazilian PyCon) and FISL (the largest FLOSS conference in the Southern Hemisphere). Ramalho is a member of the Python Software Foundation and co-founder of Garoa Hacker Clube, the first hackerspace in Brazil. He is co-owner of Python.pro.br, atraining company. |