Table Of ContentChapter 1: Python Pocket Reference; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Conventions; 1.3 Command-Line Options; 1.4 Environment Variables; 1.5 Built-in Types and Operators; 1.6 Statements and Syntax; 1.7 Namespace and Scope Rules; 1.8 Object-Oriented Programming; 1.9 Built-in Functions; 1.10 Built-in Exceptions; 1.11 Built-in Attributes; 1.12 Major Built-in Modules; 1.13 Other Built-in Modules; 1.14 Persistence: dbm, shelve, pickle; 1.15 Debugger and Profiler; 1.16 Python Mode for Emacs; 1.17 Python Idioms and Hints;
SynopsisPython 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., 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., This handy reference guide summarizes Python statements, built-in functions, escape and formatting codes, and other prominent Python language features.