Preliminaries
Audience
Experienced programmers who want to know more about Python.
I assume familiarity with fundamental CS concepts.
Tutorial is somewhat Unix-centric, but almost everything also applies to Windows/Mac.
Approach
No marketing hype or advocacy.
Just the facts.
My Background
I was drawn to Python as a C programmer.
Primary interest has been using it as an interpreted interface for C programs.
Wrote the "Python Essential Reference" in 1999 (New Riders Publishing).
All of the material presented here can be found in that source.
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