Python in a Nutshell

Preface

I. Getting Started with Python

1. Introduction to Python
The Python Language
The Python Standard Library and Extension Modules
Python Implementations
Python Development and Versions
Python Resources

2. Installation
Installing Python from Source Code
Installing Python from Binaries
Installing Jython

3. The Python Interpreter
The python Program
Python Development Environments
Running Python Programs
The Jython Interpreter


II. Core Python Language and Built-ins

4. The Python Language
Lexical Structure
Data Types
Variables and Other References
Expressions and Operators
Numeric Operations
Sequence Operations
Dictionary Operations
The print Statement
Control Flow Statements
Functions

5. Object-Oriented Python
Classic Classes and Instances
New-Style Classes and Instances
Special Methods
Metaclasses

6. Exceptions
The try Statement
Exception Propagation
The raise Statement
Exception Objects
Custom Exception Classes
Error-Checking Strategies

7. Modules
Module Objects
Module Loading
Packages
The Distribution Utilities (distutils)

8. Core Built-ins
Built-in Types
Built-in Functions
The sys Module
The getopt Module
The copy Module
The bisect Module
The UserList, UserDict, and UserString Modules

9. Strings and Regular Expressions
Methods of String Objects
The string Module
String Formatting
The pprint Module
The repr Module
Unicode
Regular Expressions and the re Module


III. Python Library and Extension Modules

10. File and Text Operations
The os Module
Filesystem Operations
File Objects
Auxiliary Modules for File I/O
The StringIO and cStringIO Modules
Compressed Files
Text Input and Output
Richer-Text I/O
Interactive Command Sessions
Internationalization

11. Persistence and Databases
Serialization
DBM Modules
The Berkeley DB Module
The Python Database API (DBAPI) 2.0

12. Time Operations
The time Module
The sched Module
The calendar Module
The mx.DateTime Module

13. Controlling Execution
Dynamic Execution and the exec Statement
Restricted Execution
Internal Types
Garbage Collection
Termination Functions
Site and User Customization

14. Threads and Processes
Threads in Python
The thread Module
The Queue Module
The threading Module
Threaded Program Architecture
Process Environment
Running Other Programs
The mmap Module

15. Numeric Processing
The math and cmath Modules
The operator Module
The random Module
The array Module
The Numeric Package
Array Objects
Universal Functions (ufuncs)
Optional Numeric Modules

16. Tkinter GUIs
Tkinter Fundamentals
Widget Fundamentals
Commonly Used Simple Widgets
Container Widgets
Menus
The Text Widget
The Canvas Widget
Geometry Management
Tkinter Events

17. Testing, Debugging, and Optimizing
Testing
Debugging
The warnings Module
Optimization


IV. Network and Web Programming

18. Client-Side Network Protocol Modules
URL Access
Email Protocols
The HTTP and FTP Protocols
Network News
Telnet
Distributed Computing

19. Sockets and Server-Side Network Protocol Modules
The socket Module
The SocketServer Module
Event-Driven Socket Programs

20. CGI Scripting and Alternatives
CGI in Python
Cookies
Other Server-Side Approaches

21. MIME and Network Encodings
Encoding Binary Data as Text
MIME and Email Format Handling

22. Structured Text: HTML
The sgmllib Module
The htmllib Module
The HTMLParser Module
Generating HTML

23. Structured Text: XML
An Overview of XML Parsing
Parsing XML with SAX
Parsing XML with DOM
Changing and Generating XML


V. Extending and Embedding

24. Extending and Embedding Classic Python
Extending Python with Python's C API
Extending Python Without Python's C API
Embedding Python

25. Extending and Embedding Jython
Importing Java Packages in Jython
Embedding Jython in Java
Compiling Python into Java

26. Distributing Extensions and Programs
Python's distutils
The py2exe Tool
The Installer Tool

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