Python in a Nutshell 2nd Edition

Description

This book offers Python programmers one place to look when they need help remembering or deciphering the syntax of this open source language and its many powerful but scantily documented modules. This comprehensive reference guide makes it easy to look up the most frequently needed information--not just about

CONTENTS:

PrefacePart I: Getting Started with Python
* Chapter 1: Introduction to Python
* Chapter 2: Installation
* Chapter 3: The Python InterpreterPart II: Core Python Language and Built-ins
* Chapter 4: The Python Language
* Chapter 5: Object-Oriented Python
* Chapter 6: Exceptions
* Chapter 7: Modules
* Chapter 8: Core Built-ins
* Chapter 9: Strings and Regular ExpressionsPart III: Python Library and Extension Modules
* Chapter 10: File and Text Operations
* Chapter 11: Persistence and Databases
* Chapter 12: Time Operations
* Chapter 13: Controlling Execution
* Chapter 14: Threads and Processes
* Chapter 15: Numeric Processing
* Chapter 16: Array Processing
* Chapter 17: Tkinter GUIs
* Chapter 18: Testing, Debugging, and OptimizingPart IV: Network and Web Programming
* Chapter 19: Client-Side Network Protocol Modules
* Chapter 20: Sockets and Server-Side Network Protocol Modules
* Chapter 21: CGI Scripting and Alternatives
* Chapter 22: MIME and Network Encodings
* Chapter 23: Structured Text: HTML
* Chapter 24: Structured Text: XMLPart V: Extending and Embedding
* Chapter 25: Extending and Embedding Classic Python
* Chapter 26: Extending and Embedding Jython
* Chapter 27: Distributing Extensions and ProgramsColophon