To Get the Most out of This Book

The software in this book is tested on Python version 3.5 and on Ubuntu version 16.04. However, majority of the examples can also be run on the Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. Also, it is useful to know about advanced syntax and new syntax introduced in the Python 3 releases. You might also want to learn about idiomatic Python programming, by checkout out resources on Internet about the topic, if needed. 

The recommended way to install Python and the associated libraries is through the Anaconda distribution, which can be downloaded from https://www.continuum.io/downloads, for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X. Chapters in this book might discuss the use of external libraries or tools that have to be installed via a package manager such as pip and Anaconda, and specific instructions on how to install those libraries are included in their corresponding chapters.

Additionally, make sure you have installed SQLite 3.22.0 or later from https://www.sqlite.org/download.htmland RabbitMQ 3.7.7 from https://www.rabbitmq.com/download.html.