This third revision of Manning's popular The Quick Python Book offers a clear, crisp updated introduction to the elegant Python programming language and its famously easy-to-read syntax. Written for programmers new to Python, this latest edition includes new exercises throughout. It covers features common to other languages concisely, while introducing Python's comprehensive standard functions library and unique features in detail.

Includes index. "What's inside: clear coverage of Python 3; core libraries, packages, and tools; in-depth exercises; five new data science-related chapters. Written for readers familiar with programming concepts--no Python experience assumed"--Back cover.

Starting out -- The essentials -- Advanced language features -- Working with data.