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python greatness

What’s to like about Python?

Lots. Rather than tell you, this book’s goal is to show you the greatness that is
Python.

Yeah... I need something that I can deploy
on PCs, Macs, handhelds, phones,the Web,
on big servers and small clients...and it has
to let me build GUIs quickly and painlessly...
OK, yes, yeah, I’m listening... What?!?
You’re kidding! Python can do all that?

Before diving head first into Python, let’s get a bit of housekeeping out of
the way.

To work with and execute the Python code in this book, you need a copy of
the Python 3 interpreter on your computer. Like a lot of things to do with
Python, it’s not difficult to install the interpreter. Assuming, of course, it’s not
already there…

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