Introduction to the Python programming language
0. Foreword
This was not meant as an introduction to programming - it was meant as
an introduction to Python for programmers. Here you'll learn what you
can achieve with Python and in which areas is Python good in.
What you can expect from the presentation:
- a small amount of Python code written at a begginers level
- discussions on what you can do with Python and comparison to
some other languages
- links to other Python resources around the web
Table of Contents:
1. Welcome to Python
1.1. What is Python?
1.2. Advantages
1.3. Disadvantages
2. Community
2.1. Python website
2.2. Newsgroup
2.3. Other websites
3. What can be done?
3.1. Extending through C
3.2. Jython - Java and Python - in one!
4. Object Orientation
5. Python compared to other languages
5.1. Python vs. Perl vs. Java vs. C++
5.2. The Shootout
6. Conclusion
6.1. About Python
6.2. On the web
6.3. That's it!
Author: Nikola Plejić <nikola.plejic [at] omnicron [dot] hr>
Made at and for the Transnational Hackmeeting held in Pula on 25th, 26th and 27th June, 2004.