Python Books
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Introduction to Computing and Programming in Python, A Multimedia Approach (2nd Edition)
Published 11 years ago
by Mark J. Guzdial, Barbara Ericson, Prentice Hall
Guzdial introduces programming as a way of creating and manipulating media—a context familiar and intriguing to today's readers. Starts readers with actual programming early on. Puts programming in a relevant context (Computing for Communications). Includes implementing Photoshop-like effects, reversing/splicing sounds, creating animations. Acknowledges that readers in this audience care about the Web; introduces HTML and covers writing programs that generate HTML.
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Beginning Game Development with Python and Pygame: From Novice to Professional
Published 13 years ago includes sample chapter
by Will McGugan, Apress
Like music and movies, video games are rapidly becoming an integral part of our lives. Over the years, you’ve yearned for every new gaming console, mastered each blockbuster within weeks after its release, and have even won a local gaming competition or two. But lately you’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about a game idea of your own, or are exploring the possibility of making a career of this vibrant and growing industry. But where should you begin?
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Practical Django Projects
Published 12 years ago includes sample chapter
by James Bennett, Apress
Build a django content management system, blog, and social networking site with James Bennett as he introduces the popular Django framework. You’ll work through the development of each project, implementing and running the applications while learning new features along the way.
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Foundations of Agile Python Development
Published 12 years ago includes sample chapter
by Jeff Younker, Apress
You’ve long been enamored with the Python language, and have mastered its many nuances. Yet something seems to be missing—a productivity boost that you know is possible but you’re not sure how to go about it. This was the sentiment of so many developers before discovering Agile programming paradigm, which embraces concepts such as automation, effective code management, and test–driven development.
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Python How to Program (2nd Edition)
Published 11 years ago
by Harvey M. Deitel, Prentice Hall
KEY BENEFIT: An exciting addition to the best-selling How to Program series, Python How to Program, provides a comprehensive introduction to the Python programming language. KEY TOPICS: Covers introductory programming techniques as well as more advanced topics such as graphical user interfaces, databases, wireless Internet programming, networking and multimedia. Signature “Live-Code™ Approach”— features thousands of lines of code in hundreds of complete working programs.
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Foundations of Python Network Programming
Published 16 years ago includes sample chapter
by John Goerzen, Apress
This may be the easiest book review I've ever written. If you program in Python and you want to write Internet applications, go buy Foundations of Python Network Programming by John Goerzen. There. I've already folded down the corners of quite a few pages, and expect I'll refer to this book often in the coming months. — Greg Wilson, Dr. I think Apress is bringing a lot of helpful programming texts to the world.
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Beginning Python Visualization: Crafting Visual Transformation Scripts
Published 12 years ago includes sample chapter
by Shai Vaingast, Apress
We are visual animals. But before we can see the world in its true splendor, our brains, just like our computers, have to sort and organize raw data, and then transform that data to produce new images of the world. Beginning Python Visualization: Crafting Visual Transformation Scripts talks about turning many types of small data sources into useful visual data. And you will learn Python as part of the bargain.
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Pro Django (Expert's Voice in Web Development)
Published 12 years ago includes sample chapter
by Marty Alchin, Apress
Django is the leading Python web application development framework. Learn how to leverage the Django web framework to its full potential in this advanced tutorial and reference. Endorsed by Django, Pro Django more or less picks up where The Definitive Guide to Django left off and examines in greater detail the unusual and complex problems that Python web application developers can face and how to solve them.
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Web Standards Programmer's Reference : HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Perl, Python, and PHP
Published 15 years ago
by Steven M. Schafer, Wrox
This invaluable resource offers tutorials and real-world examples as well as thorough language references for Web markup languages (HTML/XHTML and CSS), and popular scripting languages (JavaScript, Perl, and PHP) Examines the role of JavaScript, CGI (with examples in Perl and Python), and PHP on the Web and shows how to best use them all Includes a valuable reference section on each technology that can be used for review and consultation
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JavaServer Faces
Published 16 years ago
by Hans Bergsten, O'Reilly Media
JavaServer Faces, or JSF, brings a component-based model to web application development that's similar to the model that's been used in standalone GUI applications for years. The technology builds on the experience gained from Java Servlets, JavaServer Pages, and numerous commercial and open source web application frameworks that simplify the development process. In JavaServer Faces, developers learn how to use this new framework to build real-world web applications.