Python: The Complete Reference

Python is an intergrated, object-orientated development language for use in computer programming. This text is split into distinct sections, each concentrating on a core angle of the language. The book also contains sections for Web and application development, the two most popular uses for Python. It is designed to teach a programmer how to use Python by explaining the mechanics of Python. The appendixes offer a quick guide to the main features of the Python language, as well as additional guides to non-essential systems such as the IDLE development environment and general guidelines for migrating from another language.

Martin Brown (Southhampton, UK) is the author of Perl: The Complete Reference, Perl Programmer's Reference, Python Annotated Archives, Perl Annotated Archives, adn the upcomong ActivePerl Developer's Guide. A programmer for 15 years, he is formally the IT Director of a large advertising agency dealing with blue-chip clients such as Hewlett Packard, Oracle, and Cable & Wireless.