Publisher's Synopsis
This book is designed for software programmers who need to learn Python programming language from scratch. You should have a basic understanding of Computer Programming terminologies. A basic understanding of any of the programming languages is a plus.Python is a high-level, interpreted, interactive and object-oriented scripting language. Python is designed to be highly readable. It uses English keywords frequently where as other languages use punctuation, and it has fewer syntactical constructions than other languages.-Python is Interpreted - Python is processed at runtime by the interpreter. You do not need to compile your program before executing it. This is similar to PERL and PHP.-Python is Interactive - You can actually sit at a Python prompt and interact with the interpreter directly to write your programs.-Python is Object-Oriented - Python supports Object-Oriented style or technique of programming that encapsulates code within objects.-Python is a Beginner's Language - Python is a great language for the beginner-level programmers and supports the development of a wide range of applications from simple text processing to WWW browsers to games.
