Python Essential Reference (4th Edition)
David M. Beazleyhas been programming Python since 1996. While working at Los Alamos National Laboratory, he helped pioneer the use of Python with scientific computing software. Through his company, Dabeaz LLC, he provides software development, training, and consulting related to the practical use of dynamic programming languages such as Python, Ruby, and Perl, especially in systems programming. He is author of all previous editions ofPython Essential Reference, and was contributing author of Steve Holden’sPython Web Programming.  He is a member of the Python Software Foundation.