This 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. It is a reference for the most commonly used libraries and tools and also includes new summary material for Python's GUI, Internet, and database programming tools. Designed to be a quick and easy to use resource for developers, this edition includes new summary material for Python's GUI, Internet, and database programming tools.
Table of Contents:
Introduction Conventions Command-Line Options Environment Variables Built-in Types and Operators Specific Built-in Types Statements and Syntax Specific Statements Namespace and Scope Rules Object-Oriented Programming Operator Overloading Methods Built-in Functions Built-in Exceptions Built-in Attributes Built-in Modules The sys Interpreter Module The string Module and Methods The os System Module The re Pattern-Matching Module Object Persistence Modules Tkinter GUI Module and Tools Internet Modules and Tools Other Built-in Modules Major Python/C API Tools Python Portable SQL Database API Python Idioms and Hints
