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Python in a Nutshell.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martelli, Alex
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Ravenscroft, Anna Martelli, Holden, Steve, McGuire, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2023.
Edition:4th edition.
Subjects:
Python (Computer program language)
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Copyright
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • How To Use This Book
  • Part I, Getting Started with Python
  • Part II, Core Python Language and Built-ins
  • Part III, Python Library and Extension Modules
  • Part IV, Network and Web Programming
  • Part V, Extending, Distributing, and Version Upgrade and Migration
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Reference Conventions
  • Version Conventions
  • Typographic Conventions
  • Using Code Examples
  • O'Reilly Online Learning
  • How to Contact Us
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Introduction to Python
  • The Python Language
  • The Python Standard Library and Extension Modules
  • Python Implementations
  • CPython
  • PyPy
  • Choosing Between CPython, PyPy, and Other Implementations
  • Other Developments, Implementations, and Distributions
  • Licensing and Price Issues
  • Python Development and Versions
  • Python Resources
  • Documentation
  • Community
  • Installation
  • Installing Python from Binaries
  • Installing Python from Source Code
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Unix-Like Platforms
  • Chapter 2. The Python Interpreter
  • The python Program
  • Environment Variables
  • Command-Line Syntax and Options
  • The Windows py Launcher
  • The PyPy Interpreter
  • Interactive Sessions
  • Python Development Environments
  • IDLE
  • Other Python IDEs
  • Free Text Editors with Python Support
  • Tools for Checking Python Programs
  • Running Python Programs
  • Running Python in the Browser
  • PyScript
  • Jupyter
  • Chapter 3. The Python Language
  • Lexical Structure
  • Lines and Indentation
  • Character Sets
  • Tokens
  • Statements
  • Data Types
  • Numbers
  • Sequences
  • Sets
  • Dictionaries
  • None
  • Ellipsis (...)
  • Callables
  • Boolean Values
  • Variables and Other References
  • Variables
  • Assignment Statements
  • del Statements
  • Expressions and Operators
  • Comparison Chaining
  • Short-Circuiting Operators
  • Assignment Expressions
  • Numeric Operations
  • Numeric Conversions
  • Arithmetic Operations
  • Bitwise Operations on Integers
  • Sequence Operations
  • Sequences in General
  • Strings
  • Tuples
  • Lists
  • Set Operations
  • Set Membership
  • Set Methods
  • Dictionary Operations
  • Dictionary Membership
  • Indexing a Dictionary
  • Dictionary Methods
  • Control Flow Statements
  • The if Statement
  • The match Statement
  • The while Statement
  • The for Statement
  • The break Statement
  • The continue Statement
  • The else Clause on Loop Statements
  • The pass Statement
  • The try and raise Statements
  • The with Statement
  • Functions
  • Defining Functions: The def Statement
  • Parameters
  • Attributes of Function Objects
  • Function Annotations
  • The return Statement
  • Calling Functions
  • Namespaces
  • lambda Expressions
  • Generators
  • Recursion
  • Chapter 4. Object-Oriented Python
  • Classes and Instances
  • Python Classes
  • The class Statement
  • The Class Body
  • Descriptors
  • Instances
  • Attribute Reference Basics
  • Bound and Unbound Methods