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Authors’Acknowledgments We’dliketoexpressourgratitudetoallthepeoplewhoplayedapart indevelopingthisbook.First,we’dliketothanktheeditorsthatworked onthisproject:SatuMcNabbatSymbian;HannahClement,Andrew KennerleyandRosieKempatWiley;andShenaDeucharsatMitcham Editorial.We’dalsoliketothankWileyandSymbian,ingeneral,for supportingthisbookproject.Wearegladtobepartofit. Thanksalsotoeveryonewhotookpartintheearlyreviewofthisbook: JoeMcCarthy,PanosAsproulis,MarkShackman,TimOcock,TimoOjala andJukkaLaurila,whoalsocontributedAppendixA. AndforcreatingsuchanenjoyableandusefulthingasPythonforS60, wethankJukkaLaurila,themastermindbehindPythonforS60atNokia, aswellasErikSmarttandKariPulliwhogreatlysupporteditsbringit tolife.WeoweanespeciallylargedebttoGuidovanRossum,thecreator ofPython,forthisbeautifulandfunlanguage,andthegrowingPython forS60communityfortheirengagementandcontributionstothemobile space. WearegratefulalsotoJoeMcCarthyforthefruitfuldiscussionswe hadandwritinganexecutivebooksummaryforus.Abigthanksgoes toTomiSilanderforhisexperiments,sourcecodeandinformationon roboticsusingRoombasandPythonforS60. Finally,wewanttothankHarriPennanen,forhelpingtospreadthe knowledgeaboutPythonforS60touniversitiesaroundtheglobeandhis greatmanagerialsupportforrealizingManhattanStoryMashup.