When the second edition of Programming Perl was released, the authors omitted two chapters: “Common Tasks with Perl” and “Real Perl Programs.” Publisher O’Reilly & Associates soon realized that there would be too many pages in Programming Perl if it put updated recipes in the new edition. Instead, O’Reilly chose to release the many Perl code examples as a separate entity: The Perl Cookbook. The recipes are well documented and the examples aren’t too arcane; even beginners will be able to pick up the lessons taught here. The authors write in relatively easy-to-understand language (for a technical guide). Through this book and its arsenal of recipes, you will learn many new things about Perl to help you through your toughest projects. The next time you’re working on a project at 2 a.m., you’ll thank yourself for the guidance and direction The Perl Cookbook provides

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Already the industry standard for Python users, Programming Python from O’Reilly just got even better. This third edition has been updated to reflect current best practices and the abundance of changes introduced by the latest version of the language, Python 2.5. Whether you’re a novice or an advanced practitioner, you’ll find this refreshed book more than lives up to its reputation. Programming Python, Third Edition teaches you the right way to code. It explains Python language syntax and programming techniques in a clear and concise manner, with numerous examples that illustrate both correct usage and common idioms. By reading this comprehensive guide, you’ll learn how to apply Python in real-world problem domains

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This book offers Python programmers one place to look when they need help remembering or deciphering the syntax of this open source language and its many powerful but scantily documented modules. This comprehensive reference guide makes it easy to look up the most frequently needed information–not just about the Python language itself, but also the most frequently used parts of the standard library and the most important third-party extensions.

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Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional is the most comprehensive book on the Python ever written. Based on Practical Python, this newly revised book is both an introduction and practical reference for a swath of Python-related programming topics, including addressing language internals, database integration, network programming, and web services. Advanced topics, such as extending Python and packaging/distributing Python applications, are also covered.

Ten different projects illustrate the concepts introduced in the book. You will learn how to create a P2P file-sharing application and a web-based bulletin board, and how to remotely edit web-based documents and create games. Author Magnus Lie Hetland is an authority on Python and previously authored Practical Python. He also authored the popular online guide, Instant Python Hacking, on which both books are based.

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Because they are often large and complex, GUI programming tool kits can be hard to use. wxPython is a combination of the Python programming language and the wxWidgets toolkit, which allows programmers to create programs with a robust, highly functional graphical user interface, simply and easily. wxPython combines the power of an exceptionally complete user interface toolkit with an exceptionally flexible programming language. The result is a toolkit that is unique in the ease with which complex applications can be built and maintained.

wxPython in Action is a complete guide to the wxPython toolkit, containing a tutorial for getting started, a guide to best practices, and a reference to wxPython’s extensive widget set. After an easy introduction to wxPython concepts and programming practices, the book takes an in-depth tour of when and how to use the bountiful collection of widgets offered by wxPython. All features are illustrated with useful code examples and reference tables are included for handy lookup of an object’s properties, methods, and events. The book enables developers to learn wxPython quickly and remains a valuable resource for futurework.

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The authoritative DEITEL LIVE-CODE introduction to Python programming This new book by the world’s leading programming language textbook authors carefully explains how to use Python as a general-purpose programming language and how to program multi-tier, client/server, database-intensive, Internet- and Web-based applications. Dr. Harvey M. Deitel and Paul J. Deitel are the founders of Deitel and Associates, Inc., the internationally-recognized corporate-training and content-creation organization specializing in Python, Visual Basic ; .NET, C#, Visual C++ ; .NET, Java , C++, C, XML, Perl, Internet, Web, wireless and object technologies. The Deitels are the authors of several worldwide #1 programming-language textbooks, including Java How to Program, 4/e, C++ How to Program, 3/e and Internet and World Wide Web How to Program, 2/e. In Python How to Program, the Deitels and their colleagues, Jonathan Liperi and Ben Wiedermann, discuss topics you need to build complete Web-based applications, including: HTML/XHTML /CSS Python Server Pages/CGI Networking/Sockets GUI/Tkinter/Python Mega Widgets PyOpenGL/Multimedia/Accessibility Databases/DB-API/SQL File Processing/Serialization Modules/Classes/Class Attributes Class Customization/Method Overriding Control Structures/Functions/Inheritance String Manipulation/Regular Expressions Lists/Tuples/Dictionaries/Data Structures Process Management/Multithreading Interprocess Communication Exceptions/XML Processing Security/Restricted Execution Python How to Program includes extensive pedagogic features: Hundreds of LIVE-CODE programs with screen captures that show exact outputs World Wide Web and Internet resources to encourage further research Hundreds of tips, recommended practices and cautions all marked with icons Python How to Program is the centerpiece of a complete family of resources for teaching and learning Python, including Web sites ( www.deitel.com , [A HREF=”http://www.prenhall.com/deitel”> www.prenhall.com/deitel and www.InformIT.com/deitel ) with the book’s source-code examples (which are also on the enclosed CD) and other information for faculty, students and professionals; an optional interactive CD ( Python Multimedia Cyber Classroom ) containing hyperlinks, solutions to half the book’s exercises and audio walkthroughs of the book’s code examples; and e-mail access to the authors at deitel@deitel For information on worldwide Deitel on-site seminars and to subscribe to the Deitel Buzz e-mail newsletter, visit: www.deitel.com For information on current and forthcoming Deitel/Prentice Hall publications including How to Program Series books, Multimedia Cyber Classrooms Complete Training Courses (which include DEITEL books and Cyber Classrooms) and Web-Based Training Courses please see the last few pages of this book.

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The first book to unlock the true power behind Gmail, Hacking Gmail will immediately appeal to Google and Gmail fans This is serious, down-and-dirty, under-the-hood, code-level hacking that will have readers eliminating the default settings, customizing appearance, disabling advertising, and taking control over their Gmail accounts Covers turning Gmail into an online hard drive for backing up files, using it as a blogging tool, and even creating customized Gmail tools and hacks Shows readers how to check their Gmail without visiting the site; use Gmail APIs in Perl, Python, PHP, and other languages, or create their own; and maximize Gmail as a host for message boards, photo galleries, even a blog.

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