• Starting Page
• Table of Content
• Front Matter
• Preface
• About This Book
• Font Conventions
• About the Programs in This Book
• How to Contact Us
• Acknowledgments
• Part I: The Core Language
• Chapter 1. Getting Started
• 1.1 Why Python?
• 1.2 How to Run Python Programs
• 1.3 A First Look at Module Files
• 1.4 Python Configuration Details
• 1.5 Summary
• 1.6 Exercises
• Chapter 2. Types and Operators
• 2.1 Python Program Structure
• 2.2 Why Use Built-in Types?
• 2.3 Numbers
• 2.4 Strings
• 2.5 Lists
• 2.6 Dictionaries
• 2.7 Tuples
• 2.8 Files
• 2.9 General Object Properties
• 2.10 Built-in Type Gotchas
• 2.11 Summary
• 2.12 Exercises
• Chapter 3. Basic Statements
• 3.1 Assignment
• 3.2 Expressions
• 3.3 Print
• 3.4 if Tests
• 3.5 while Loops
• 3.6 for Loops
• 3.7 Common Coding Gotchas
• 3.8 Summary
• 3.9 Exercises
• Chapter 4. Functions
• 4.1 Why Use Functions?
• 4.2 Function Basics
• 4.3 Scope Rules in Functions
• 4.4 Argument Passing
• 4.5 Odds and Ends
• 4.6 Function Gotchas
• 4.7 Summary
• 4.8 Exercises
• Chapter 5. Modules
• 5.1 Why Use Modules?
• 5.2 Module Basics
• 5.3 Module Files Are Namespaces
• 5.4 Import Model
• 5.5 Reloading Modules
• 5.6 Odds and Ends
• 5.7 Module Gotchas
• 5.8 Summary
• 5.9 Exercises
• Chapter 6. Classes
• 6.1 Why Use Classes?
• 6.2 Class Basics
• 6.3 Using the Class Statement
• 6.4 Using Class Methods
• 6.5 Inheritance Searches Namespace Trees
• 6.6 Operator Overloading in Classes
• 6.7 Namespace Rules: The Whole Story
• 6.8 Designing with Classes
• 6.9 Odds and Ends
• 6.10 Class Gotchas
• 6.11 Summary
• 6.12 Exercises
• Chapter 7. Exceptions
• 7.1 Why Use Exceptions?
• 7.2 Exception Basics
• 7.3 Exception Idioms
• 7.4 Exception Catching Modes
• 7.5 Odds and Ends
• 7.6 Exception Gotchas
• 7.7 Summary
• 7.8 Exercises
• Part II: The Outer Layers
• Chapter 8. Built-in Tools
• 8.1 Aside: The sys Module
• 8.2 Built-in Functions
• 8.3 Library Modules
• 8.4 Exercises
• Chapter 9. Common Tasks in Python
• 9.1 Data Structure Manipulations
• 9.2 Manipulating Files
• 9.3 Manipulating Programs
• 9.4 Internet-Related Activities
• 9.5 Bigger Examples
• 9.6 Exercises
• Chapter 10. Frameworks and Applications
• 10.1 An Automated Complaint System
• 10.2 Interfacing with COM: Cheap Public Relations
• 10.3 A Tkinter-Based GUI Editor for Managing Form Data
• 10.4 Design Considerations
• 10.5 JPython: The Felicitous Union of Python and Java
• 10.6 Other Frameworks and Applications
• 10.7 Exercises
• Part III: Appendixes
• Appendix A. Python Resources
• A.1 The Python Language Web Site
• A.2 Python Software
• A.3 Python Documentation and Books
• A.4 Newsgroups, Discussion Groups, and Email Help
• A.5 Conferences
• A.6 Support Companies, Consultants, Training
• A.7 Tim Peters
• Appendix B. Platform-Specific Topics
• B.1 Unix
• B.2 Windows-Specific Information
• B.3 Macintosh-Specific Information
• B.4 Java
• B.5 Other Platforms
• Appendix C. Solutions to Exercises
• C.1 Chapter 1
• C.2 Chapter 2
• C.3 Chapter 3
• C.4 Chapter 4
• C.5 Chapter 5
• C.6 Chapter 6
• C.7 Chapter 7
• C.8 Chapter 8
• C.9 Chapter 9
• C.10 Chapter 10
• Colophon
• Index
• Index A
• Index B
• Index C
• Index D
• Index E
• Index F
• Index G
• Index H
• Index I
• Index J
• Index K
• Index L
• Index M
• Index N
• Index O
• Index P
• Index Q
• Index R
• Index S
• Index T
• Index U
• Index V
• Index W
• Index X
• Index Z