Primarily for self-learners, Campesato explains the basics of the Python software. Readers will have an easier time the more background they have with other scripting languages and other programming languages, he says. He covers conditional logic, loops, and functions; Python collections; regular expressions; files and streams; working with JSON and XML; data visualization and graphics; built-in functions and custom classics; Python and databases; and miscellaneous topics. Distributed in the US by International Publishers Marketing. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)