Python Essentials : Modernize Existing Python Code and Plan Code Migrations to Python Using This Definitive Guide

"This book is designed for Python 2 developers who want to get to grips with Python 3 in a short period of time. It covers the key features of Python, assuming you are familiar with the fundamentals of Python 2."--Back cover. Python Essentials provides a vital tour of the most critical features of Python. Starting with setup and installation, you will soon dive into exploring built-in-library types, Python's rich collection of operators and built-in functions, variables, assignment and scoping rules. From this foundation, you will explore functions, a crucial aspect of any programming language, including considerable sophistication in defining parameters to a function and providing argument values. Explore advanced functional programming using generator expressions, comprehensions, and generator functions. Handle file input and output using web services and context managers, exception handling and explore wider, popular frameworks. Through this concise and practical guide, you will explore all you need to know to leverage this powerful, and industry-standard, programming language Key FeaturesBook DescriptionWhat you will learnUse Python interactively and master the art of writing efficient Python scriptsLearn techniques for working with string data, including how to use regular expressions to parse stringsGet to know how the shortcircuit and ifelse logic operators workExplore mutable data structures including list, set, and dictDefine functions with positional and optional parameters, and learn to use keyword argument values when calling a functionWrite generator functions, generator expressions, and comprehensionsMaster the use of exceptions for handling errors and other unexpected conditionsUnderstand the importance of working with files, context manager, and the with statementWho this book is for

About This Book

• Learn professional techniques to improve Lumion's workflow.
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• Practical, efficient and deep insight into how to create astonishing visualizations using Lumion.

Who This Book Is For

This book is designed for advanced Lumion users who wish to apply these techniques to their own projects. The reader should be familiar with modeling knowledge and have at least a basic knowledge of a graphics editing program, such as Photoshop or Gimp.