Gain insights into Python 3's new syntax, data types, strings, bytes, and iterators through interactive coding samples. Upgrade your Python skills with hands-on, real-time code modifications.

Are you ready to take the plunge into Python 3? You might be just getting started with Python or you might be someone who understands Python2 and now wants to upgrade to Python 3. This course is designed to help you achieve your goal faster.

Learn about the new syntax, data types, strings, bytes, iterators and much more with interactive coding samples. Execute code using interactive playgrounds, modify the code to see your changes in action and get yourself upgraded to the newest version of Python that is here to stay for a while.

This course is derived from Dive into Python 3 by Mark Pilgrim. See License for more details.
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Python 3: An interactive deep dive

>*Many articles about the **pickle** module make references to **cPickle**. In Python 2, there were two implementations of the **pickle** module, one written in pure Python and another written in C (but still callable from Python). In Python 3, these two modules have been consolidated, so you should always just **import pickle**. You may find these articles useful, but you should ignore the now-obsolete information about **cPickle**.*

On pickling with the `pickle` module:

* [pickle module](https://docs.python.org/3.1/library/pickle.html)
* [pickle and cPickle — Python object serialization](https://pymotw.com/2/pickle/)
* [Using pickle](https://wiki.python.org/moin/UsingPickle)
* [Python persistence management](http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-pypers/index.html)

On JSON and the `json` module:

* [json — JavaScript Object Notation Serializer](https://pymotw.com/2/json/)
* [JSON encoding and ecoding with custom objects in Python](http://blog.quaternio.net/2009/07/16/json-encoding-and-decoding-with-custom-objects-in-python/)

On pickle extensibility:

* [Pickling class instances](https://docs.python.org/3.1/library/pickle.html#pickling-class-instances)
* [Persistence of external objects](https://docs.python.org/3.1/library/pickle.html#persistence-of-external-objects)
* [Handling stateful objects](https://docs.python.org/3.1/library/pickle.html#handling-stateful-objects)

Your First Python Program

Native Datatypes

Comprehensions

Strings

Regular Expressions

Closures & Generators

Classes & Iterators

Advanced Iterators

Unit Testing

Refactoring

Files

XML

Serializing Python Objects

HTTP Web Services

Case Study: Porting chardet to Python 3

Packaging Python Libraries

Appendix : Where To Go From Here

Further Reading