After reading Python: Create - Modify – Reuse, you will be able to use Python efficiently to create robust, real-world applications and useful, streamlined scripts that are easy to maintain and enhance. Jump into practical Python development after a brief primer on this object-oriented, interactive programming language and learn from project examples in each chapter. Find applications that access databases, take advantage of web technologies, and facilitate network communications and explore advanced topics like accessing operating system resources, writing scripts that are easy to read and maintain, and debugging and testing.