Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional (Paperback, 3)

Ch. 1 Instant hacking : the basics Ch. 2 Lists and tuples Ch. 3 Working with strings Ch. 4 Dictionaries : when indices won't do Ch. 5 Conditionals, loops, and some other statements Ch. 6 Abstraction Ch. 7 More abstraction Ch. 8 Exceptions Ch. 9 Magic methods, properties, and iterators Ch. 10 Batteries included Ch. 11 Files and stuff Ch. 12 Graphical user interfaces Ch. 13 Database support Ch. 14 Network programming Ch. 15 Python and the Web Ch. 16 Testing, 1-2-3 Ch. 17 Extending Python Ch. 18 Packaging your programs Ch. 19 Playful programming Ch. 20 Project 1 : instant markup Ch. 21 Project 2 : painting a pretty picture Ch. 22 Project 3 : XML for all occasions Ch. 23 Project 4 : in the news Ch. 24 Project 5 : a virtual tea party Ch. 25 Project 6 : remote editing with CGI Ch. 26 Project 7 : your own bulletin board Ch. 27 Project 8 : file sharing with XML-RPC Ch. 28 Project 9 : file sharing II - now with GUI! Ch. 29 Project 10 : do-it-yourself arcade game Ch. 1 Instant hacking : the basics Ch. 2 Lists and tuples Ch. 3 Working with strings Ch. 4 Dictionaries : when indices won't do Ch. 5 Conditionals, loops, and some other statements Ch. 6 Abstraction Ch. 7 More abstraction Ch. 8 Exceptions Ch. 9 Magic methods, properties, and iterators Ch. 10 Batteries included Ch. 11 Files and stuff Ch. 12 Graphical user interfaces Ch. 13 Database support Ch. 14 Network programming Ch. 15 Python and the Web Ch. 16 Testing, 1-2-3 Ch. 17 Extending Python Ch. 18 Packaging your programs Ch. 19 Playful programming Ch. 20 Project 1 : instant markup Ch. 21 Project 2 : painting a pretty picture Ch. 22 Project 3 : XML for all occasions Ch. 23 Project 4 : in the news Ch. 24 Project 5 : a virtual tea party Ch. 25 Project 6 : remote editing with CGI Ch. 26 Project 7 : your own bulletin board Ch. 27 Project 8 : file sharing with XML-RPC Ch. 28 Project 9 : file sharing II - now with GUI! Ch. 29 Project 10 : do-it-yourself arcade game Appendix A : The Short Version Appendix B : Python Reference