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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.
I maintain support pages here for each edition. Please select the relevant link in the
first column of the table below:
The 1st edition of this book was a broad introduction to both Python 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.
Note that there are no current plans to release this book in 5th edition
form, as it is already 3.X-based; presents larger examples that still work well
today on Pythons 3.3 through 3.5;
and employs libraries and tools whose evolution is a normal part of the software
development process.
Also note that, despite the current edition's Python 3.X emphasis, this
book's focus on general Python coding and concepts makes its material
applicable to readers using either Python 3.X or 2.X, in a wide variety
of domains. For more on this book's scope, see also these
content pointers,
and this recent
reader reply.
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