Python Without Fear

Taking the same approach as he did in his best-selling C++ Without Fear, Brian Overland offers the perfect guide to Python for anyone moving from another language, or seeking to go beyond basic Python skills they-ve already mastered.

Overland-s Python Without Fear reveals the -whys,- -tricks,- and especially the -gotchas- behind each essential Python language feature. You-ll learn how to use Python the right way, avoiding mistakes that trip up programmers coming from other languages -- and avoiding hours of unnecessary debugging, too.

Best of all, you-ll enjoy learning Python. That-s because Overland teaches Python by showing how to leverage its power to solve fascinating, challenging puzzles and games. Along the way, you-ll learn how to use mutable and immutable objects; work with strings, functions, local and global variables, list