Python Pocket Reference, 5th Edition

Updated for both Python 3.4 and 2.7, this convenient pocket guide is the perfect on-the-job quick reference. You’ll find concise, need-to-know information on Python types and statements, special method names, built-in functions and exceptions, commonly used standard library modules, and other prominent Python tools. The handy index lets you pinpoint exactly what you need.

Written by Mark Lutz—widely recognized as the world’s leading Python trainer—Python Pocket Reference is an ideal companion to O’Reilly’s classic Python tutorials, Learning Python and Programming Python, also written by Mark.

This fifth edition covers:

• 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
• 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
• The Python SQL Database API

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Book Conventions
3. Python Command-Line Usage
4. Python Environment Variables
5. Python Windows Launcher Usage
6. Built-in Types and Operators
7. Specific Built-in Types
8. Statements and Syntax
9. Specific Statements
10. Namespace and Scope Rules
11. Object-Oriented Programming
12. Operator Overloading Methods
13. Built-in Functions
14. Built-in Exceptions
15. Built-in Attributes
16. Standard Library Modules
17. The sys Module
18. The string Module
19. The os System Module
20. The re Pattern-Matching Module
21. Object Persistence Modules
22. The tkinter GUI Module and Tools
23. Internet Modules and Tools
24. Other Standard Library Modules
25. Python SQL Database API
26. More Hints and Idioms