Welcome to Python!

Welcome to the wonderful world of Python! As a professional or student with working knowledge of another high-level programming language, this text was made for you in your efforts to jump straight into Python with as little overhead as possible. The goal of this book is to provide text that flows in a conversational style littered with examples to highlight your path towards Python programming.

At the time of publication, Python 2.0 was just released, so you will definitely have the latest and greatest. The supplementary CD-ROM has the three most recent versions of Python: 1.5.2, 1.6, and 2.0, not to mention the most recent release of the Java version of the Python interpreter, JPython (a.k.a. Jython).

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