Python for D

For Dummies

by Stef Maruch and Aahz Maruch

John Wiley & Sons © 2006 (434 pages)

ISBN:9780471778646

Looking for a powerful yet easy-to-read programming language? Then slither up to

Python! This friendly reference introduces you to Python, the portable, interactive

language that combines great power with clear syntax.

Table of Contents

Python for Dummies

Introduction

Part I - Getting Started

Chapter 1 - Introducing Python

Chapter 2 - Getting your Hands on the Keyboard—Using Help, Interactive Mode,

and IDLE

Chapter 3 - Basic Elements and Syntax

Chapter 4 - Grand Tour of the Python Language

Chapter 5 - Working Like a Programmer

Part II - Building Blocks

Chapter 6 - So This String Walks into a Bar

Chapter 7 - Counting your Way to Fun and Profit

Chapter 8 - Processing Lists and Tuples

Chapter 9 - Diving into Dictionaries

Part III - Structures

Chapter 10 - Staying in Control

Chapter 11 - Fun with Functions

Chapter 12 - Building Applications with Modules and Packages

Chapter 13 - Getting Classy

Chapter 14 - Introducing New-Style Classes

Chapter 15 - Feeling Exceptional

Chapter 16 - Tackling Some Advanced Features

Part IV - Libraries

Chapter 17 - Using Python's Primary Services

Chapter 18 - Processing Text

Chapter 19 - Digging into Disk Data

Chapter 20 - Accessing the Internet

Part V - The Part of Tens

Chapter 21 - Ten Critical Python Idioms

Chapter 22 - Ten Great Resources

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Part VI - Appendixes

Appendix A - Getting and Installing Python

Appendix B - Python Version Differences

Index

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Listings

List of Sidebars

Introduction

Congratulations! You're ready to discover the easiest-to-read powerful programming

language—or maybe the most powerful, easy-to-read programming language. That's

Python, of course.

With Python For Dummies, you can ferret out just a little or a lot. And with Python, you

can write a little program that picks a random quote from a file, or you can write a set of...