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Python Essential Reference

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Expert insight for modern Python (3.6+) coding from the author of Python Essential Reference

Python educator Dave Beazley's concise handbook focuses on the essential core of the Python programming language, with code examples to illuminate how Python works and how to structure programs that can be more easily explained, tested, and debugged. Rather than trying to cover every possible feature and quirk of a 30-year-old language, this pragmatic guide provides a concise narrative related to fundamental programming topics that form the foundation for Python projects of any size including:

  • Data abstraction
  • Control flow
  • Program structure
  • Functions: master functions and functional programming idioms
  • Objects: control objects and master the 'protocols' that define their behaviour
  • Modules: plan for project growth by understanding modules and packages
  • Generators
  • Classes: understand classes from both high-level and technical perspectives
  • I/O handling: proper techniques and abstractions

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Python Essential Reference, Second Edition, is the definitive guide to the Python programming language. Designed for programmers, it covers the core language, more than 100 modules in the standard library, and the techniques used to extend Python with compiled procedures in C or C++. Coverage expands upon and clarifies existing Python documentation - especially for advanced topics, including operating system interfaces, threads, network programming, and Unicode.

Concise, to the point, and extensively indexed, readers will find this volume packed with information not previously available in any other single reference source. Updated for Python 2.1, it is a must-have for any serious programmer wanting to develop advanced Python applications.

As a comprehensive reference to the Python programming language, this book will help you:

  • Learn about the features in Python 2.0 and 2.1
  • Master the details of Python types, operators, and the execution model
  • Discover the details of Unicode and internationalization support
  • Learn the details of operating system interfaces, threads, and network-programming modules
  • Build C/C++ extensions to Python
  • Make effective use of the Python library
  • Find the information you need to start developing advanced Python applications


  • Table of Contents:
    1. A Tutorial Introduction. Running Python. Variables and Arithmetic Expressions. Conditionals. File Input and Output. Strings. Lists and Tuples. Loops. Dictionaries. Functions. Classes. Exceptions. Modules. 2. Lexical Conventions and Syntax. Line Structure and Indentation. Identifiers and Reserved Words. Literals. Operators, Delimiters, and Special Symbols. Documentation Strings. 3. Types and Objects. Terminology. Object Identity and Type. Reference Counting and Garbage Collection. References and Copies. Special Methods Performance and Memory Considerations. 4. Operators and Expressions. Operations on Numbers. Operations on Sequences. Operations on Dictionaries. Augmented Assignment. The Attribute (.) Operator. Type Conversion. Unicode Strings. Boolean Expressions and Truth Values. Object Equality and Identity. Order of Evaluation. Conditionals. Loops. 5. Control Flow. Exceptions. Defining New Exceptions. Assertions and _ _debug_ _. Functions. 6. Functions and Functional Programming. Parameter Passing and Return Values. Scoping Rules. Recursion. The apply() Function. The lambda Operator. map(), zip(), reduce(), and filter(). List Comprehensions. eval(), exec, execfile(), and compile(). The class statement. 7. Classes and Object-Oriented Programming. Class Instances. Reference Counting and Instance Destruction. Inheritance. Polymorphism. Information Hiding. Operator Overloading. Classes, Types, and Membership Tests. 8. Modules and Packages. Modules. The Module Search Path. Module Loading and Compilation. Module Reloading. Packages. 9. Input and Output. Reading Options and Environment Variables. Files. Standard Input, Output, and Error. The print Statement. Persistence. Unicode I/O. Interpreter Options and Environment. 10. Execution Environment. Interactive Sessions. Launching Python Applications. Site Configuration Files. Enabling Future Features. Program Termination. A. The Python Library. Built-in Functions and Exceptions. Mathematics. String Handling. Data Management and Object Persistence. Operating System Services. Threads. Network Programming. Internet Data Handling and Encoding. Restricted Execution. Miscellaneous Modules. The Python Debugger. The Python Profiler. Undocumented Modules. B. Extending and Embedding Python. Enabling Optional Modules. Compilation of Extensions. Converting Data from Python to C. Converting Data from C to Python. Error Handling. Reference Counting. Calling Python from C. Abstract Object Layer. Low-Level Functions on Built-in Types. Defining New Types. Special Methods for Types. Threads. Embedding. Extension Building Tools. C. Summary of Changes. Python 1.6. Python 2.0. Python 2.1. Index.


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    Product Details
    • ISBN-13: 9780735710917
    • Publisher: Sams
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Height: 229 mm
    • No of Pages: 416
    • Spine Width: 22 mm
    • Width: 152 mm
    • ISBN-10: 0735710910
    • Publisher Date: 07 Jun 2001
    • Edition: 0002-
    • Language: English
    • Series Title: English
    • Weight: 549 gr


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