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O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (November 8, 1998) : Python is a popular object-oriented scripting language that is freely available over the Net. It's portable, powerful, and ... remarkably easy to use. Python is commonly used for both stand-alone programs and scripting applications, in a wide variety of domains. This book is a companion volume to two O'Reilly Animal Guides, Programming Python and Learning Python. It summarizes Python statements and types, built-in functions, commonly used library modules, and other prominent Python language features. This pocket reference covers the latest Python release and complements Python's online reference material. Read more Show Less

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"Python is optimized for quality, productivity, portability, and integration. Hundreds of thousands of Python developers around the world rely on Python for general-purpose tasks, Internet scripting, systems programming, user interfaces, and product customization. Python is available on all major computing platforms, including commercial versions of Unix, Linux, Windows, and Max OS." Designed to be a quick and easy-to-use resource for developers, Python Pocket Reference, Second Edition, is a companion volume to the two O'Reilly Animal Guides, Programming Python, Second Edition, and Learning Python. This new second edition has been completely revised and updated for Python 2.2 and includes new material on Python's GUI, Internet, and database programming tools. It is a concise reference with easy access to the most commonly used libraries and tools, Python statements and types, built-in functions, library modules, and other prominent Python language features.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781565925007
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 11/8/1998
  • Pages: 80
  • Product dimensions: 4.27 (w) x 6.99 (h) x 0.32 (d)

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Mark Lutz is an independent Python trainer, writer, and software developer, and is one of the primary figures in the Python community. He is the author of the O'Reilly books Programming Python and Python Pocket Reference (both in 2nd Editions), and co-author of Learning Python (both in 2nd Editions). Mark has been involved with Python since 1992, began teaching Python classes in 1997, and has instructed over 90 Python training sessions as of early 2003. In addition, he holds BS and MS degrees in computer science from the University of Wisconsin, and over the last two decades has worked on compilers, programming tools, scripting applications, and assorted client/server systems. Whenever Mark gets a break from spreading the Python word, he leads an ordinary, average life with his kids in Colorado. Mark can be reached by email at , or on the web at http://www.rmi.net/~lutz.

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1
Conventions 2
Command-Line Options 2
Environment Variables 4
Built-in Types and Operators 5
Specific Built-in Types 10
Statements and Syntax 24
Specific Statements 27
Namespace and Scope Rules 38
Object-Oriented Programming 41
Operator Overloading Methods 43
Built-in Functions 51
Built-in Exceptions 59
Built-in Attributes 63
Built-in Modules 64
The sys Interpreter Module 65
The string Module and Methods 70
The os System Module 76
The re Pattern-Matching Module 91
Object Persistence Modules 98
Tkinter GUI Module and Tools 100
Internet Modules and Tools 105
Other Built-in Modules 108
Major Python/CAPI Tools 110
Python Portable SQL Database API 118
Python Idioms and Hints 122
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  • Posted January 16, 2010

    Good but...

    Great detail for a small pocket reference. The only problem I've had with this book is that I know the method/language construct/etc is in the book but the index doesn't have it listed.

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