Learn only the essential aspects of Python without cluttering up your mind with features you may never use‎.‎ This compact book is not a ‎"‎best way to write code‎"‎ type of book‎;‎ rather‎,‎ the author goes over his most‎-used functions‎,‎ which are all you need to know as a beginner and some way beyond‎.‎ Lean Python takes 58 Python methods and functions and whittles them down to 15‎:‎ as author Paul Gerrard says‎,‎ ‎"‎I haven‎'‎t found a need for the rest‎.‎‎"‎ What You‎'‎ll Learn * Discover lean Python and how to learn just enough to build useful tools* Use Python objects‎,‎ program structure‎,‎ I/O‎,‎ modules and more* Handle errors and exceptions * Test your code* Access the Web‎;‎ do searching‎;‎ and persist data Who This Book Is For This book is aimed at three categories of reader‎:‎ The experienced programmer ‎- if you already know a programming language‎,‎ this book gives you a shortcut to understanding the Python language and some of its design philosophy‎.‎ You work in IT and need a programming primer ‎- you might be a tester who needs to have more informed technical discussions with programmers‎.‎ Working through the examples will help you to appreciate the challenge of good programming‎.‎First‎-timer ‎- you want a first book on programming that you can assimilate quickly to help you decide whether programming is for you‎.‎

• Author‎:‎ Paul Gerrard
• Puplisher‎:‎ Apress
• ISBN‎:‎ 9781484223840