Python Without Fear

Python Without Fear is the ideal book for people who’ve programmed in any language before—such as C, C++, Basic, or Java—and want to learn Python as painlessly and reliably as possible. It will also provide an easy-to- read guide explaining how Python works under the covers. In short, it’s the ideal beginner-to- intermediate Python book. Praise for this book, Python Without Fear “This is really a great book. I wish I’d had it when I was learning Python. ” –John M. Wargo, author of Apache Cordova 4 Programming Praise for the previous book in the series, C++ Without Fear “I’m in love with your C++ Without Fear book. It keeps me awake for hours during the night. Thanks to you, I got most of the idea in just a few hours. ” –Laura Viral, graduate physics student at CERN and Istanbul, Turkey “It’s hard to tell where I began and ended with your book. I felt like I woke up and literally knew how to write C++ code. I can’t overstate the confidence you gave me. ” – Danny Grady, senior programmer/analyst at a Fortune 500 Company Whether you’re new to programming or moving from another language, Python Without Fear will quickly make you productive! Brian Overland’s unique approach to Python includes: Taking you by the hand while teaching topics from the very basics to intermediate and advanced features of Python Teaching by examples that are explained line by line Heavy emphasis on examples that are fun and useful, including games, graphics, database applications, file storage, puzzles, and more! How to think “Pythonically” and avoid common “gotchas” Register your product at informit. com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available.