(Ebook) Python Pocket Reference by Mark Lutz ISBN 9780596158088, 0596158084

(Ebook) Python Pocket Reference by Mark Lutz ISBN 9780596158088, 0596158084

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