10. Python Scripting
Python is a robust programming language that provides many different features that you would expect from a modern language. One of its many benefits is the fact that it is object-oriented by nature, making it a good language for large task programs.
This chapter’s focus is to give you a firm understanding of how to write basic Python scripts as well as provide you with an understanding of some of Python’s more advanced features.
Basics of Python Scripting
Unlike Perl (discussed in Chapter 9, “Perl Scripting”), Python is very much a structured language. It is very sensitive to white space, to the point that improper white space usage causes a program to crash with compile errors.
When you create a block of code, you must ...
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