Mark Lutz
作为全球Python培训界的领军人物。Mark Lutz是Python最畅销书籍的作者,也是Python社区的先驱。
Mark 是O’Reilly出版的《Programming Python》和《Python Pocket Reference》的作者,这两本书于2009年都已经出版了第3版。Mark自1992年开始接触Python,1995年开始撰写有关Python的书籍,从1997年开始教授Python课程。截止到2009年,他已经开办了225个Python短期培训课程,教授了大约3500名学习者,销售了大约25万册有关Python的书籍。许多书被翻译成十多种语言。
此外,Mark拥有威斯康星大学计算机科学学士和硕士学位,在过去的25年中,他主要从事编译器、编程工具、脚本程序以及各种客户端/服务器系统方面的工作。你也可以通过访问http://www.rmi.net/~lutz与他取得联系。
The animal on the cover of Programming Python is an African rock python, one of
approximately 18 species of python. Pythons are nonvenomous constrictor snakes
that live in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Australia, and some Pacific Islands.
Pythons live mainly on the ground, but they are also excellent swimmers and
climbers. Both male and female pythons retain vestiges of their ancestral hind legs.
The male python uses these vestiges, or spurs, when courting a female.
The python kills its prey by suffocation. While the snake’s sharp teeth grip and hold
the prey in place, the python’s long body coils around its victim’s chest, constricting
tighter each time it breathes out. They feed primarily on mammals and birds. Python
attacks on humans are extremely rare.