Dive Into Python by Mark Pilgrim has been updated for Python 3. The new version of the book covers Python 3 and the differences between it and Python 2. It’s available in print, or as a free e-book.
Unlike the other free Python e-books we covered, Dive Into Python is geared towards experienced programmers. It’s considered a classic among Python developers.
The book covers:
- Installing Python
- Native Datatypes
- Comprehensions
- Strings
- Regular Expressions
- Closures & Generators
- Classes & Iterators
- Advanced Iterators
- Unit Testing
- Refactoring
- Files
- XML
- Serializing Python Objects
- HTTP Web Services
- Packaging Python Libraries
- Porting Code to Python 3 with 2to3
- Special Method Names
