Python For Dummies

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This book shows programmers and nonprogrammers how to use the Python open source programming language in the For Dummies friendly, gentle style. The book briefly covers basic programming concepts for those who have had only minimal exposure to programming so that they can feel comfortable. It explains the similarities and differences between Python and those programming languages (Perl, Java, and C++) with which it is similar and how to install Python on all platforms: Linux/Unix, Windows, and Mac OS X. It shows how to build four real programs: Internet client, Internet server, database, and graphical calculator. It also covers the following topics: Python building blocks (i.e., working with functions, modules and packages; control structures; and dictionaries); python libraries; accessing the Internet; and working with graphics. The author-maintained Web site has all of the code in the book, links to third-party software discussed in the book, Python versions covered in book, third party libraries, and more!