Professional Python

Introduction

This book introduces the reader to more advanced Python programming by providing an intermediate course in the Python language.

Recently, Python has become more and more frequently the developer's language of choice. It is used all over the world, for myriad purposes. As adoption continues to increase, more and more developers are spending their days writing Python.

Python has grown so steadily precisely because it is a very powerful language, and even many seasoned Python developers have only scratched the surface of what the language is capable of doing.

Who This Book Is For

This book is for developers who have already worked in Python, are already familiar with the language, and desire to learn more about it. This book assumes that readers have already done most basic tasks involved with developing in Python (such as having used the Python interactive terminal).

If you are a reader who seeks a general survey of intermediate to advanced Python language features, you should read this book from start to finish.

Alternatively, you may be a reader who has used some more-advanced language features in passing, or potentially needs to maintain code that uses such features. Consider using this book as a reference guide or index to flesh out your understanding when you are grappling with a particular implementation.

What This Book Covers

This book covers all recent versions of Python (including both Python 2 and Python 3). At the time of this writing, the most recent ...