Название: Programming with Python
Автор: T.R. Padmanabhan
Издательство: Springer
Год: 2016
Страниц: 349
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true), epub
Размер: 18.2 MB

Based on the latest version of the language, this book offers a self-contained, concise and coherent introduction to programming with Python. The book’s primary focus is on realistic case study applications of Python. Each practical example is accompanied by a brief explanation of the problem-terminology and concepts, followed by necessary program development in Python using its constructs, and simulated testing. Given the open and participatory nature of development, Python has a variety of incorporated data structures, which has made it difficult to present it in a coherent manner. Further, some advanced concepts (super, yield, generator, decorator, etc.) are not easy to explain. The book specially addresses these challenges; starting with a minimal subset of the core, it offers users a step-by-step guide to achieving proficiency.

Python stands out as a shining outcome of such distributed but focused co-ordination. It started with an idea—‘Simplicity at lofty heights ( my view )’—that occurred to Guido van Rossum, who continues to be the accepted benevolent dictator for life (BDFL) for Python community. It is not that anyone can join this bandwagon and contribute; as it is not that easy. You can suggest a contribution but its pros and cons are discussed in an open forum through the net and (in the accepted shape) it enters the ‘Holy Book’ as PEP (Python Enhancement Proposal). The (open) Holy Book continues to grow in size shedding better light. It is a thrill to know how well it is evolving and to ‘feel’ or participate in its lustre. Python shines with the layers for its use—simple for the novice, versatile for the programmer, added facilities for the developer, openness for a ‘Python sculptor’. It has a varied and versatile data structure, a vast library, a huge collection of additional resources, and above all OPENNESS. So embrace Python—the language by the people, of the people, for the people.