Gregory Walters - The Python Quick Syntax Reference

The Python Quick Syntax Reference

Gregory Walters

The Python Quick Syntax Reference

Copyright 2014 by Gregory Walters

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Contents at a Glance

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About the Author

Gregory Walters has been developing software solutions since 1972, back in the days before personal computers. Since then, he has written software in Visual Basic, Python, Cobol, Fortran, Modula-2, Modula-3, C, Pascal, VB.NET, and, most recently, in Basic4Android. He is currently working as an author writing monthly articles on Python programming for Full Circle magazine and as a consultant in Aurora, Colorado. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, children, grandson, and dogs hiking, cooking, and playing music.

About the Technical Reviewer

Michael Winiberg received a B.Sc. in Colour Chemistry from Leeds, and he has been a developer all of his working life. He has written for ICL1900 series mainframes, Elliot mini computers and KDF9, through Z80, Motorola 68K, and Inmos Transputer to the current range of Intel x86 CPUsFrom implementing operating systems in assembler, a payroll written in Algol-60, or working on a precursor to GPS through to a multiuser WAN based travel reservation system in C++ with an AJAX/Java web front-end, he has had an incredibly interesting and varied career. He is currently working on Python and SQL Server projects. He has built multisite heterogenous networks, with monitoring and backup based on Linux, and IP telephony call-centers. He also has a keen interest in desktop and ebook publishing and technical writing.