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Learn Python Programming, 3rd edition

You're reading from   Learn Python Programming, 3rd edition An in-depth introduction to the fundamentals of Python

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801815093
Length 554 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Heinrich Kruger Heinrich Kruger
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Fabrizio Romano Fabrizio Romano
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. A Gentle Introduction to Python 2. Built-In Data Types FREE CHAPTER 3. Conditionals and Iteration 4. Functions, the Building Blocks of Code 5. Comprehensions and Generators 6. OOP, Decorators, and Iterators 7. Exceptions and Context Managers 8. Files and Data Persistence 9. Cryptography and Tokens 10. Testing 11. Debugging and Profiling 12. GUIs and Scripting 13. Data Science in Brief 14. Introduction to API Development 15. Packaging Python Applications 16. Other Books You May Enjoy
17. Index

The Python Package Index

The Python Package Index (PyPI) is an online repository of Python packages, hosted at https://pypi.org. It has a web interface that can be used to browse or search for packages and view their details. It also has APIs for tools like pip to find and download packages to install. PyPI is open to anybody to register and distribute their projects for free. Anybody can also install any package from PyPI for free.

The repository is organized into projects, releases, and distribution packages. A project is a library or script or application with its associated data or resources. For example, FastAPI, Requests, Pandas, SQLAlchemy, and our train schedule application are all projects. pip itself is a project as well. A release is a particular version (or snapshot in time) of a project. Releases are identified by version numbers. For example, pip 21.2.4 is a release of the pip project. Releases are distributed in the form of distribution packages. These are archive...

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