[JaxPM] FW: O'Reilly Releases "Programming Python, 2nd Edition"

[JONES, WILLIAM C]

On the jacksonville-pm-list; Jax.PM'er "JONES, WILLIAM C" <wcjones at exchange.fccj.org> wrote -



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> From: 	Denise Olliffe
> Sent: 	Wednesday, March 28, 2001 5:10 PM
> To: 	bill at fccj.org
> Subject: 	O'Reilly Releases "Programming Python, 2nd Edition"
> 
> For immediate release
> March 28, 2001
> Review copies available, contact:
> Denise Olliffe (707) 829-0515 ext 339 or deniseo at oreilly.com
> 
> 
> O'REILLY RELEASES COMPLETELY NEW "PROGRAMMING PYTHON" FOR PYTHON 2.0
> 
> 
> As Python has grown to embrace developers on a number of different
> platforms (Unix, Linux, Windows, Mac) companies have taken notice and
> are adopting Python for their products. It has shown up animating major
> motion pictures, serving up maps and directories on the Internet,
> guiding users through Linux installations, testing chips and boards,
> managing Internet discussion forums, scripting online games, and even
> scripting wireless products.
> 
> "Python is usually on the forefront of most high-tech developments,"
> says Mark Lutz, author of the just-released second edition of
> "Programming Python" (O'Reilly US $54.95) "For instance, as an object
> oriented language, it blends extremely well with the XML view of the
> world, and there is a Python port to the new C#/.NET system in the
> works. Because Python is a general purpose language now used by so many
> people, it tends to keep pace with the bleeding edge at large."
> 
> "Programming Python," describes the advanced uses of the Python
> programming language. Among other things, Python supports
> object-oriented programming; a remarkably simple, readable, and
> maintainable syntax; integration with C components, and a vast
> collection of precoded interfaces and utilities. "It's really something
> of a completely new book that reuses the title of the original/first
> edition," says Lutz, "This is a radical rewrite from the ground up, to
> capture the modern Python community and advanced applications, not just
> an update for Python 2.0."
> 
> "I see no end to the radical growth in Python use for any of the
> foreseeable future," he explains. "I'm seeing companies all over the
> world beginning to apply Python in exciting ways we never imagined back
> in '95 when the first edition was written. Perhaps more telling, I also
> now regularly see students in my Python classes who are there not
> because they went out and found Python on the Net, but because they are
> now compelled to use Python in their jobs. That's a fairly radical
> shift, and represents the critical mass that Python seems to have
> picked up in the world of real development work. Of course, it's not
> too bad to be forced to use a programming language optimized to make
> development faster and more enjoyable; but Python is clearly no longer
> just for the pioneers."
> 
> This second edition of the best-selling Python book to date is the most
> comprehensive resource available today for serious Python programmers.
> Endorsed by Python creator Guido van Rossum, who also wrote the
> foreword, "Programming Python," 2nd Edition, focuses on real-world
> Python applications.
> 
> "As a language optimized for developer productivity, Python seems to be
> right on target to address the developer manpower shortage out there,"
> says Lutz. "For people charged with selecting development tools, it's
> fairly compelling to realize that you can get the same amount of work
> done in a fraction of the time with Python. Perhaps just as important,
> the work you do in Python turns out to be almost automatically
> maintainable and reusable over the lifespan of a software system. Both
> of these assets promise to keep pushing Python into the development
> limelight."
> 
> "Programming Python," 2nd Edition covers Python 2.0, the first new
> major release of Python in five years. It also covers new Python tools
> and applications, including Jython, a version of Python that compiles
> as Java byte code; Active Scripting and COM extensions; Zope, an open
> source web application system; the HTMLgen and SWIG code generators;
> thread support; and the CGI and Internet protocol modules. A wealth of
> example code is also provided. It includes a platform-neutral CD-ROM
> filled with the examples from the book and Python-related packages,
> including the full Python 2.0 source code distribution, the Zope web
> application framework, the SWIG and HTMLgen code generators, and the
> PMW megawidgets library.
> 
> 
> WHAT CRITICS SAID ABOUT THE FIRST EDITION:
> 
> "The best reference on the Python language."--Suzanne A. Smith, "San
> Diego Union-Tribune," June 8, 1999
> 
> "I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning Python."
> --Guido van Rossum
> 
> "Practical and full of examples you'll use . .."--Freelance Informer,
> April 30, 1999
> 
> "I hope that Programming Python will help win Python many new converts.
> Like most O'Reilly & Associates books, it is well written, superbly
> edited, and informative. Lutz introduces the Python language and its
> major libraries (of which there are many), and shows how to embed
> Python in C and vice versa. There are many example programs, all
> clearly explained, and a CD-ROM with the whole Python release for
> Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX."--"Dr. Dobbs," November 1997
> 
> "For anyone interested in the Python language this book is the best
> thing around. It may not be the best tutorial from which to learn the
> language, but any serious programmer will find the book invaluable.
> Although Programming Python is an excellent book supporting an
> excellent language, that language may be regulated to a niche player.
> But if you want an alternative to Java, Python is a good choice, and
> this book is the perfect starting point"--Terry Rooker, ;login:, April
> 1998
> 
> 
> Chapter 15, Advanced Internet Topics, is available free online at: 
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/python2/chapter/ch15.html
> 
> For more information about the book, including Table of Contents,
> index, author bio, and samples, see:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/python2/
> 
> For a cover graphic in jpeg format, go to:
> ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/graphics/book_covers/hi-res/0596000855.jpg
> 
> 
> Programming Python, 2nd Edition
> Object-Oriented Scripting
> By Mark Lutz
> 2nd Edition March 2001
> 0-596-00085-5, 256 pages, $54.95 Includes CD-ROM
> order at oreilly.com
> 1-800-998-9938
> http://www.oreilly.com
> 
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