num_pages: 525
description: This edition has been superseded by the second edition! The two editions have mostly the same material apart from corrections and a couple of new chapters in the second edition (which is why it is bigger). They are both around the same price so the second edition is much better value. This first edition covers Python 3.0; the second edition covers both Python 3.0 and 3.1 (clearly marking the differences.) Keep in mind that 3.1 is the minimum 3. x edition that Python's developers recommend (3.0 won't even get security fixes). Also thanks to the language moratorium the Python 3.1 language will be unchanged in Python 3.2 (which will have bugfixes &amp; improvements to the library &amp; many other under the hood improvements of course) so the second edition is good for Python 3.0 3.1 and 3.2. Python 3 is the best version of the language It is more powerful convenient consistent and expressive than ever before. Now Mark Summerfield demonstrates how to write code that takes full advantage of Python 3's features and idioms. The first book written from a completely Python 3 viewpoint Programming in Python 3 brings together all the knowledge you need to write any program use any standard or third-party Python 3 library and create new library modules of your own. Summerfield draws on his many years of Python experience to share deep insights into Python 3 development you won't find anywhere else. This book's coverage includes Programming in Python 3 serves as both tutorial and language reference with all the examples tested on Windows Linux and Mac OS X and downloadable from the author's website.
language: English
title: Programming in Python 3: A Complete Introduction to the Python Language
publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional