This part covers the basics about the language and the platform and should be read by everyone not familiar with using Python on Windows.
- Chapter 1
This is a Python primer: what it’s good for, who’s using it for what, and where to get hold of it. If you want to brief your manager on Python, show her this chapter!
- Chapter 2
This chapter is a high-speed minitutorial; it should at least enable you to follow the code examples. We don’t aim to teach Python from scratch, but instead point you to the right places for more detailed tutorials.
- Chapter 3
Here we cover how Python is set up on Windows and review some of the Windows-specific packages and extensions.
- Chapter 4
Chapter 4 covers PythonWin and IDLE, two integrated development environments for Python, each complete with syntax coloring, object browsers, and debuggers.
- Chapter 5
Here we introduce Python’s support for COM, Microsoft’s key integration technology.
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