Python: Pocket Reference

Lutz, Mark

ISBN 10: 0596158084 / ISBN 13: 9780596158088

Published by O'Reilly Media, 2009

Seller Inventory # mon0000593603

Synopsis:

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.

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 Python and 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

About the Author: Mark Lutz is the world leader in Python training, the author of Python's earliest and best-selling texts, and a pioneering figure in the Python community since 1992. He is also the author of O'Reilly's Programming Python, Python Pocket Reference, and Learning Python (all in 4th Editions). Mark can be reached on the web at www.rmi.net.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Python: Pocket Reference
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good
Edition: 4th Edition