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Python Pocket Reference

This is the book to reach for when you're coding on the fly and need an answer now. It's an easy-to-use reference to the core language, with descriptions of commonly used modules and toolkits, and a guide to recent changes, new features, and upgraded built-ins — all updated to cover Python 3.X as well as version 2.6. You'll also quickly find exactly what you need with the handy index.

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Written by Mark Lutz — widely recognized as the world's leading Python trainer — Python Pocket Reference, Fourth Edition, is the perfect companion to O'Reilly's classic Python tutorials, also written by Mark: Learning Pythonand Programming Python.

Built-in object types, including numbers, lists, dictionaries, and more

Statements and syntax for creating and processing objects

Functions and modules for structuring and reusing code

Python's object-oriented programming tools

The exception-handling model

Built-in functions, exceptions, and attributes

Special operator overloading methods

Widely used standard library modules and extensions

Command-line options and development tools

Python idioms and hints

Audience
adult
Length
short · 198 pages

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