Python Developer's Handbook

Introduction

When I was a little kid, I had this dream where a snake would rule and dominate the entire world (actually, I guess that a penguin was also part of the dream…but never mind). I didn't pay much attention to the fact at that time because I thought the dream was caused by an overexposure to all those Japanese series that were popping up on the screens. Later, in my teenage years, there was this science project where I had to spend some time studying snakes to display at an exhibition. After analyzing Red Tail boas and coral snakes, I found this 3-year old giant of 10 feet, 40+ pounds. Instantly, I recognized that snake as being the same one that I had seen in my dream years before. Its name was Python, but at that time, I still couldn't ...