Python Books
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The Definitive Guide to Plone
Published 16 years ago includes sample chapter
by Andy McKay, Apress
"Enjoyable to read?it has plenty of cautionary notes, hints, and other bits of advice that keep the reader awake and interested." ? Samuel Sotillo, ZopeMag.com This unique guide to Plone covers everything from installing Plone (on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux) to writing code for the system. As part of the Apress library of Python programming and content management tools, The Definitive Guide to Plone is authored by a member of Plone's core development team, Andy McKay.
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The Definitive Guide to Berkeley DB XML
Published 14 years ago includes sample chapter
by Danny Brian, Apress
The Definitive Guide to Berkeley DB XML covers Sleepycat's Berkeley DB XML, an open source embedded XML database. Berkeley DB XML runs on all major operating systems and has support for the most popular programming languages. The book includes tutorials and complete language references for C++, Java, Perl, Python, and PHP. Berkeley DB XML has the potential to dramatically simplify the development of your application's data tier.
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Practical Python
Published 18 years ago includes sample chapter
by Magnus Lie Hetland, Apress
My plan to start seriously learning Python begins with Practical Python... This book properly blends programming concepts with design concepts...and cements its lessons with entertaining examples. — Craig Banker, Baton Rouge Linux User Group Practical Python offers a highly useful guide to the Python programming language. In disarmingly readable prose, author Magnus Lie Hetland guides you through those concepts of most importance to the budding Python developer.
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The Definitive Guide to SQLite
Published 14 years ago includes sample chapter
by Michael Owens, Apress
The Definitive Guide to SQLite is the perfect book about SQLite. It covers everything needed to start working with SQLite including installation, using the SQLite shell, and programming with SQLite using six different language extensions. — Joe Topjian, Adminspotting Traditional relational databases and embedded databases both have shortcomings that can leave a developer perplexed.
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The Definitive Guide to Pylons
Published 12 years ago includes sample chapter
by James Gardner, Apress
Spurred by the enormous popularity of Ruby on Rails, web frameworks have revolutionized the way developers of all programming languages tackle the often complex task of web application development. Some of the most exciting activity in this area can be seen in the Python community, one of the wildly popular frameworks to enter the fray being Pylons
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The Definitive Guide to Django: Web Development Done Right
Published 13 years ago includes sample chapter
by Jacob Kaplan-Moss, Adrian Holovaty, Apress
Django, the Python–based equivalent to the Ruby on Rails web development framework, is presently one of the hottest topics in web development today. In The Definitive Guide to Django: Web Development Done Right, Adrian Holovaty, one of Django’s creators, and Django lead developer Jacob Kaplan–Moss show you how they use this framework to create award–winning web sites.
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Practical Ruby for System Administration
Published 13 years ago includes sample chapter
by Andr Ben Hamou, Apress
Ruby has set the world on fire, proving itself a serious challenger to Perl and Python in all spheres. In particular, more and more people are discovering that Rubys flexibility, superb feature set, and gentle learning curve make it a natural choice for system administration tasks, from the humblest server to the largest enterprise deployment.
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Dive Into Python
Published 16 years ago includes sample chapter
by Mark Pilgrim, Apress
Whether you're an experienced programmer looking to get into Python or grizzled Python veteran who remembers the days when you had to import the string module, Dive Into Python is your 'desert island' Python book. As a complete newbie to the language?I constantly had those little thoughts like, 'this is the way a programming language should be taught.
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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.