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Learning Python
Portable, powerful, and a breeze to use, Python is the popular open source object-oriented programming language used for both standalone programs and scripting applications. Pyt...
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- Preface
- PART I
- I.Getting Started
- A Python Q&A Session
- Why Do People Use Python?
- Software Quality
- Developer Productivity
- Is Python a Scripting Language?
- Shell tools
- Control language
- Okay, But What’s the Downside?
- Who Uses Python Today?
- What Can I Do with Python?
- Systems Programming
- Rapid Prototyping
- Numeric Programming
- What Are Python’s Technical Strengths?
- Automatic memory management
- How Does Python Stack Up to Language X?
- Chapter 2
- CHAPTER 2
- How Python Runs Programs
- Introducing the Python Interpreter
- Program Execution
- Python Virtual Machine (PVM)
- Execution Model Variations
- The Psyco Just-in-Time Compiler
- Frozen Binaries
- Chapter 3
- CHAPTER 3
- How You Run Programs
- Interactive Coding
- System Command Lines and Files
- Clicking Windows File Icons
- Module Imports and Reloads
- The IDLE User Interface
- Other IDEs
- IDLE Changes in 2.3
- Embedding Calls
- Frozen Binary Executables
- Text Editor Launch Options
- Other Launch Options
- Future Possibilities?
- Which Option Should I Use?
- Part I Exercises
- PART II
- II.Types and Operations
- Chapter 4
- CHAPTER 4
- Python Program Structure
- Why Use Built-in Types?
- Numbers
- Python Expression Operators
- Numbers in Action
- Numeric Representation
- Division: Classic, Floor, and True
- Bitwise Operations
- The Dynamic Typing Interlude
- Chapter 5
- CHAPTER 5
- Strings
- String Literals
- Strings in Action
- Indexing and Slicing
- String Formatting
- String Methods
- General Type Categories
- Chapter 6
- CHAPTER 6
- Lists and Dictionaries
- Lists
- Lists in Action
- Dictionaries
- Dictionaries in Action
- Chapter 7
- CHAPTER 7
- Tuples, Files, and Everything Else
- Tuples
- Files
- Type Categories Revisited
- Object Generality
- References Versus Copies
- Comparisons, Equality, and Truth
- Python’s Type Hierarchies
- Other Types in Python
- Built-in Type Gotchas
- Part II Exercises
- PART III
- III.Statements and Syntax
- Chapter 8
- CHAPTER 8
- Assignment, Expressions, and Print
- Assignment Statements
- Multiple-target assignments
- Augmented Assignment Statements
- Expression Statements
- Print Statements
- Chapter 9
- CHAPTER 9
- if Tests
- if Statements
- Python Syntax Rules
- Statement Delimiters
- Truth Tests
- Chapter 10
- CHAPTER 10
- while and for Loops
- while Loops
- break, continue, pass, and the Loop else
- for Loops
- Loop Variations
- Why You Will Care: File Scanners
- Chapter 11
- CHAPTER 11
- Documenting Python Code
- The Python Documentation Interlude
- Common Coding Gotchas
- Part III Exercises
- PART IV
- IV.Functions
- Chapter 12
- CHAPTER 12
- Function Basics
- Why Use Functions?
- Coding Functions
- A First Example: Definitions and Calls
- A Second Example: Intersecting Sequences
- Chapter 13
- CHAPTER 13
- Scopes and Arguments
- Scope Rules
- The global Statement
- Scopes and Nested Functions
- Passing Arguments
- Special Argument Matching Modes
- Chapter 14
- CHAPTER 14
- Advanced Function Topics
- Anonymous Functions: lambda
- Applying Functions to Arguments
- Passing keyword arguments
- Mapping Functions Over Sequences
- Functional Programming Tools
- List Comprehensions
- Generators and Iterators
- Function Design Concepts
- Function Gotchas
- Part IV Exercises
- PART V
- V.Modules
- Chapter 15
- CHAPTER 15
- Modules: The Big Picture
- Why Use Modules?
- Python Program Architecture
- Standard Library Modules
- How Imports Work
- .pth file directories
- Chapter 16
- CHAPTER 16
- Module Coding Basics
- Module Creation
- Module Usage
- Cross-File Name Changes
- Module Namespaces
- Reloading Modules
- Chapter 17
- CHAPTER 17
- Module Packages
- Package Import Basics
- Package Import Example
- Why Use Package Imports?
- A Tale of Three Systems
- Chapter 18
- CHAPTER 18
- Advanced Module Topics
- Data Hiding in Modules
- Enabling Future Language Features
- Mixed Usage Modes: __name__ and __main__
- Changing the Module Search Path
- The import as Extension
- Module Design Concepts
- Modules Are Objects: Metaprograms
- Module Gotchas
- Part V Exercises
- PART VI
- VI.Classes and OOP
- Chapter 19
- CHAPTER 19
- OOP: The Big Picture
- Why Use Classes?
- OOP from 30,000 Feet
- Chapter 20
- CHAPTER 20
- Class Coding Basics
- Classes Generate Multiple Instance Objects
- Classes Are Customized by Inheritance
- Classes Can Intercept Python Operators
- Chapter 21
- CHAPTER 21
- Class Coding Details
- The Class Statement
- Methods
- Inheritance
- Abstract Superclasses
- Operator Overloading
- Namespaces: The Whole Story
- Chapter 22
- CHAPTER 22
- Designing with Classes
- Python and OOP
- Classes as Records
- OOP and Inheritance: “is-a” Relationships
- OOP and Composition: “has-a” Relationships
- OOP and Delegation
- Multiple Inheritance
- Classes Are Objects: Generic Object Factories
- Methods Are Objects: Bound or Unbound
- Documentation Strings Revisited
- Classes Versus Modules
- Chapter 23
- CHAPTER 23
- Advanced Class Topics
- Extending Built-in Types
- Extending Types by Subclassing
- Pseudo-Private Class Attributes
- “New Style” Classes in Python 2.2
- Class Gotchas
- Part VI Exercises
- PART VII
- VII.Exceptions and Tools
- Chapter 24
- CHAPTER 24
- Exception Basics
- Why Use Exceptions?
- Special-case handling
- Exception Handling: The Short Story
- IndexError exception:
- The try/except/else Statement
- The try/finally Statement
- The raise Statement
- The assert Statement
- Chapter 25
- CHAPTER 25
- Exception Objects
- String-Based Exceptions
- Class-Based Exceptions
- Sending Extra Data in Instances
- General raise Statement Forms
- Chapter 26
- CHAPTER 26
- Designing with Exceptions
- Nesting Exception Handlers
- Exception Idioms
- Exception Design Tips
- Exception Gotchas
- Core Language Summary
- Part VII Exercises
- PART VIII
- VIII.The Outer Layers
- Chapter 27
- CHAPTER 27
- Common Tasks in Python
- Exploring on Your Own
- Conversions, Numbers, and Comparisons
- Manipulating Strings
- Data Structure Manipulations
- Manipulating Files and Directories
- Internet-Related Modules
- Executing Programs
- Debugging, Testing, Timing, Profiling
- Exercises
- Chapter 28
- CHAPTER 28
- Frameworks
- An Automated Complaint System
- Interfacing with COM: Cheap Public Relations
- A Tkinter-Based GUI Editor for Managing Form Data
- Finding Out About COM Interfaces
- Jython: The Felicitous Union of Python and Java
- Chapter 29
- CHAPTER 29
- Python Resources
- Layers of Community
- The Process
- Services and Products
- The Legal Framework: The Python Software Foundation
- Software
- Popular Third-Party Software
- Web Application Frameworks
- Tools for Python Developers
- PART IX
- IX.Appendixes
- APPENDIX A
- Installation and Configuration
- APPENDIX B
- Solutions to Exercises
- Index
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