Python Pocket Reference Help for Programmers - Mark Lutz - Second - 2002 - Paperback - O'reilly

Python Pocket Reference Help for Programmers O'Reilly
2nd Edition
Covers Python 2

Programming

Python is optimized for quality, productivity, portability, and integration. Hundreds of thousands of Python developers around the world rely on Python for general-purpose tasks. Internet scripting,'systems programming, user interfaces, and product customization. Python is available on all major computing platforms, including commercial versions of Unix, Linux, Windows, and Mac OS.

Designed to be a quick and easy-to-use resource for developers, Python Pocket Reference, Second Edition, is a companion volume to the two O'Reilly Animal Guides, Programming Python, Second Edition, and Learning Python. This new second edition has been completely revised and updated for Python 2.2 and includes new material on Python's GUI, Internet, and database programming tools. It is a concise reference with easy access to the most commonly used libraries and tools, Python statements and types, built-in functions, library modules, and other prominent Python language features.
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