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Python in a Nutshell

Python in a Nutshell Author: Alex Martelli Publisher: O'Reilly Published: 2003 Pages: 636

Python in a Nutshell

Python in a Nutshell Chapters

Python in a Nutshell Chapters

1. Introduction to Python
   • The Python Language
   • The Python Standard Library and Extension Modules
   • Python Implementations
   • Python Development and Versions
   • Python Resources
2. Installation
   • Installing Python from Source Code
   • Installing Python from Binaries
   • Installing Jython
3. The Python Interpreter
   • The python Program
   • Python Development Environments
   • Running Python Programs
   • The Jython Interpreter
4. The Python Language
   • Lexical Structure
   • Data Types
   • Vairables and Other References
   • Expressions and Operators
   • Numeric Operations
   • Sequence Operations
   • Dictionary Operations
   • The print Statement
   • Control Flow Statements
   • Functions
5. Object Oriented Python
   • Classic Classes and Instances
   • New-Style Classes and Instances
   • Special Methods
   • Metaclasses
6. Exceptions
   • The try Statement
   • Exception Propagation
   • The raise Statement
   • Exception Objects
   • Custom Exception Classes
   • Error-Checking Strategies
7. Modules
   • Module Objects
   • Module Loading
   • Packages
   • The Distribution Utilities (distutils)
8. Core Builtins
   • Built-in Types
   • Built-in functions
   • The sys Module
   • The getopt Module
   • The copy Module
   • Teh bisect Module
   • The UserList, UserDict and userString Modules
9. String and Regular Expressions
   • Methods of String Objects
   • The string Module
   • String Formatting
   • The prrint Module
   • The repr Module
   • Unicode
   • Regular Expressions and the re Module
10. File and Text Operations
    • The os Module
    • Filesystem Operations
    • File Objects
    • Auxillary Modules for File I/O
    • The StringIO and cStringIO Modules
    • Compressed Files
    • Text Input and Output
    • Richer-Text I/O
    • Interactive Command Sessions
    • Internationalization
11. Persistence and Database
    • Serialization
    • DBM modules
    • The Berkeley DB Module
    • The Python Database API (DBAPI) 2.0
12. Time Operations
    • The time Module
    • The sched Module
    • The calendar Module
    • The mx.DateTime Module
13. Controlling Execution
    • Dynamic Execution and the exec Statement
    • Restricted Execution
    • Internal Types
    • Garbage Collection
    • Termination Functions
    • Site and User Customization
14. Threads and Processes
    • Threads in Python
    • The thread Module
    • The Queue Module
    • The threading Module
    • Threaded Program Architecture
    • Process Environment
    • Running Other Programs
    • The mmap Module
15. Numeric Processing
    • The math and cmath Modules
    • The operator Module
    • The random Module
    • The array Module
    • The Numeric Package
    • Array Objects
    • Universal Functions (ufuncs)
    • Optional Numeric Modules
16. Tkinter GUIs
    • Tkinter Fundamentals
    • Widget Fundamentals
    • Commonly Used Simple Widgets
    • Container Widgets
    • Menus
    • The Text Widget
    • The Canvas Widget
    • Geometry Management
    • Tkinter Events
17. Testing, Debugging and Optimising
    • Testing
    • Debugging
    • The Warnings Module
    • Optimization
18. Client Side Network Protocols Modules
    • URL Access
    • Email Protocols
    • The HTTP and FTP Protocols
    • Network News
    • Telnet
    • Dsitributed Computing
19. Sockets and Server Side Network Protocol Modules
    • The socket Module
    • The SocketServer Module
    • Event-Driven Socket Program
20. CGI Scripting and Alternatives
    • CGI in Python
    • Cookies
    • Other Server-Side Approaches
21. MIME and Network Encodings
    • Encoding Binary Data as Text
    • MIME and Email Format Handling
22. Structured Text: HTML
    • The sgmllib Module
    • The htmllib Module
    • The HTMLParser Module
    • Generating HTML
23. Structured Text: XML
    • An Overview of XML Parsing
    • Parsing XML with SAX
    • Parsing XML with DOM
    • Changing and Generating XML
24. Extending and Embedding Classic Python
    • Extending Python with Python's C API
    • Extending Python Without Python's C API
    • Embedding Python
25. Extending and Embedding Jython
    • Importing Java Packages in Jython
    • Embedding Jython in Java
    • Compiling Python into Java
26. Distributing Extensions and Programs
    • Python's distutils
    • The py2exe Tool
    • The Installer Tool

Python in a Nutshell Appendices

1. Index