Advanced Python or Understanding Python

Google Tech Talks
February 21, 2007

ABSTRACT

The Python language, while object-oriented, is fundamentally different from both C++ and Java. The dynamic and introspective nature of Python allow for language mechanics unlike that of static languages. This talk aims to enlighten programmers new to Python about these fundamentals, the language mechanics that flow from them and how to effectively put those to use. Among the topics covered are duck-typing, interfaces, descriptors, decorators, metaclasses, reference-counting and the cyclic-garbage collector, the divide between C/C++ data and Python objects and the CPython implementation in general.

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[TheHabboHax0r]

*mind explodes*

[moorsalin3]

python returns programming language

pythons returns the snake and the flying circus

[jesse horne]

*code for two hours while listening to this*

*come back and see that the video has only been playing for 6 minutes*

[xXxDANMANxXx]

cry about it fuckwad

[HOORVT]

well "free" in that way

[paigerocks884]

"free"? You don't have to pay to use it...it's still "free" dumbass.

[HOORVT]

at least the wiki for snake comes up first in google for me when i search.. when i search python I get the wiki for python programing language...

and no knock on the actual language, I guess we all use it if we use linux...

[vvvlladdd]

you made me laugh :)). i feel your pain but you should append "snake" when you google python

[SuperExplodingpenis]

You are to write a program that calculates the ascii numbers when given any decimal number between 0 and 255. The program is to contain a function call deciToAscii(number) that accepts the decimal argument and returns an ascii number as an eight character string.