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Get ready to dive headfirst into the world of programming! “Game Programming with Python, Lua, and Ruby” offers an in-depth look at these three flexible languages as they relate to creating games. No matter what your skill level as a programmer, this book provides the guidance you need. Each language is covered in its own section?you’ll begin with the basics of syntax and style and then move on to more advanced topics. Follow along with each language or jump right to a specific section! Similar features in Python, Lua, and Ruby?including functions, string handling, data types, commenting, and arrays and strings?are examined. Learn how each language is used in popular game engines and projects, and jumpstart your programming expertise as you (more…)

From the Back Cover
Characterized by ease of use, richness of expression, and concise syntax, Python has remained a premier programming language for more than a decade, and is used by novices and professionals alike. In particular, its close relationship to Java™ makes the two languages, when used in combination, ideal for Web and distributed enterprise application development.

This tutorial begins with coverage of some of the basics of Python programming. Using plenty of skill-building exercises and interactive programming sessions, this book will help those new to programming develop an understanding of concepts and practical techniques. For experienced programmers, the book demonstrates Python’s (more…)

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The Python 2.1 Bible provides the only complete Python language reference on the market and includes all the information and software that developers need to use Python as a rapid application development tool.

The Python 2.1 Bible fills a critical void in the Python reference market. Although it includes a complete Python language reference section, it is still geared towards those of you who already have some programming experience. This book explains each piece of technology in depth and shows through clear examples why each feature is useful. This is the manual you’ve been waiting for — the one that covers all major Python components without glossing over how the various pieces fit (more…)

Author: Eugene Ciurana
Publisher: Apress
Date: 2009-02-02
ISBN: 1430218312
164 pages | PDF

Developing with Google App Engine introduces development with Google App Engine, a platform that provides developers and users with infrastructure Google itself uses to develop and deploy massively scalable applications. (more…)

Mining Google Web Services
Building Applications with the Google API

Google Brings Data Mining to the People!

Virtually everyone sees Google as, hands down, the best online search tool. Now you can use and improve on Google technology in your own applications.
Mining Google Web Services teaches you dozens of techniques for tapping the power of the Google API. Google already gives you fine-grained control over your search criteria, and this book shows you how to exert the same control in your own focused search and analysis applications. With just a little knowledge of JavaScript, VBA, Visual Studio 6, Visual Studio .NET, PHP, or Java, you will get better (and more relevant) search results–faster and more easily. Here’s a little of what you’ll find covered inside: (more…)

After reading Python: Create - Modify – Reuse, you will be able to use Python efficiently to create robust, real-world applications and useful, streamlined scripts that are easy to maintain and enhance. Jump into practical Python development after a brief primer on this object-oriented, interactive programming language and learn from project examples in each chapter. Find applications that access databases, take advantage of web technologies, and facilitate network communications and explore advanced topics like accessing operating system resources, writing scripts that are easy to read and maintain, and debugging and testing. (more…)

After reading Python: Create - Modify – Reuse, you will be able to use Python efficiently to create robust, real-world applications and useful, streamlined scripts that are easy to maintain and enhance. Jump into practical Python development after a brief primer on this object-oriented, interactive programming language and learn from project examples in each chapter. Find applications that access databases, take advantage of web technologies, and facilitate network communications and explore advanced topics like accessing operating system resources, writing scripts that are easy to read and maintain, and debugging and testing. (more…)

This practical hands-on book introduces the Python programming language for rapid prototyping of mobile device applications. It effectively teaches how to program easily on Nokia smartphones that are based on Symbian OS and the S60 platform. A wide range of smartphone functionalities are covered, including camera, sound, graphics, Bluetooth, Internet, positioning, SMS messaging and many more. Mobile Python – or, more formally, Python for S60 empowers you to do fun and engaging stuff with your mobile phone. You can start programming shortly after getting into this book. Being able to see results quickly on the phone guarantees to bring inspiration and makes programming these gadgets fun! (more…)

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will be able to build full-featured production websites using Django, the powerful web development framework based on Python.

Designed for experienced website developers who have at least some familiarity with the Python programming language, this book uses a straightforward, step-by-step approach. Each lesson builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of implementing the Django framework on a website from the ground up.

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Django tasks.

Q&As, quizzes, and exercises at the end of each lesson help you test your knowledge.

Notes and tips point out shortcuts and solutions.

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The book also covers steering simulations and computational experiments; equipping old programs with graphical user interfaces; making computational Web applications; and creating interactive interfaces with a Maple/Matlab-like syntax to numerical applications in C/C++ or Fortran.

The highly qualified author argues that scripting with Python makes you much more productive, increases the reliability of your scientific work and lets you have more fun - on Unix, Windows and Macintosh.

All the tools and examples in this book are open source codes. The third edition is compatible with the new NumPy implementation and features updated information, correction of errors, and improved associated software tools. (more…)