About "Programming Python"

The book Programming Python—an iconic applications-programming tutorial—has been published in four editions, each reflecting changes in both Python and the larger software ecosystem in which it is deployed. This site hosts support pages here for each edition. Please select the relevant link in the first column of the table below:

Edition	Published	Python	Pages
Programming Python, 4th Edition	Jan-2011	3.2+	1630
Programming Python, 3rd Edition	Aug-2006	2.5	1600
Programming Python, 2nd Edition	Mar-2001	2.0	1300
Programming Python, 1st Edition	Oct-1996	1.3	900

The 1st edition of this book was a broad introduction to both Python and its applications. The 2nd through 4th editions focus on common applications of the language, and assume you have already learned the language itself from a first book such as Learning Python. That is, Programming Python is about what you can do with Python after you've mastered it, and covers examples that are larger and more advanced than those in introductory texts. It's designed to be used as the second in a 2-book set and a follow-up to Learning Python, and supplemented by the additional book Python Pocket Reference. See also the 2024 update for this book's latest edition.

About Programming Python

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