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Python Pocket Reference

By
Mark Lutz
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Released:
November 1998
Pages:
80

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  1. Python Pocket Reference, Fourth Edition - September 2009
  2. Python Pocket Reference, Third Edition - February 2005
  3. Python Pocket Reference, Second Edition - November 2001
  4. Python Pocket Reference - November 1998
Description
The Python Pocket Reference is a companion volume to two O'Reilly Animal Guides, Programming Python and Learning Python. This small book summarizes Python statements and types, built-in functions, commonly used library modules, and other prominent Python language features.
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Table of Contents

  1. Chapter 1 Python Pocket Reference

    1. Introduction

    2. Conventions

    3. Command-Line Options

    4. Environment Variables

    5. Built-in Types and Operators

    6. Statements and Syntax

    7. Namespace and Scope Rules

    8. Object-Oriented Programming

    9. Built-in Functions

    10. Built-in Exceptions

    11. Built-in Attributes

    12. Major Built-in Modules

    13. Other Built-in Modules

    14. Persistence: dbm, shelve, pickle

    15. Debugger and Profiler

    16. Python Mode for Emacs

    17. Python Idioms and Hints

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    Product Details
    Title:
    Python Pocket Reference
    By:
    Mark Lutz
    Publisher:
    O'Reilly Media
    Formats:
    • Print
    • Safari Books Online
    Print Release:
    November 1998
    Pages:
    80
    Print ISBN:
    978-1-56592-500-7
    | ISBN 10:
    1-56592-500-9
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    About the Author

    1. Mark Lutz

      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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