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Ask any Python aficionado and you`ll hear that Python programmers have it all: an elegant language that offers objectoriented programming support, a readable, maintainable syntax, integration with C components, and an enormous collection of precoded standard library and extension modules. Moreover, Python is easy to learn but powerful enough to take on the most ambitious programming challenges. But what Python programmers have lacked is one concise and clear reference resource, with the appropriate measure of guidance in how best to use Python`s great power. Now Python in a Nutshell fills this need.In the tradition of O`Reilly`s "In a Nutshell" series, this book offers Python programmers one place to look when they need help remembering or deciphering the syntax of this open source language and its many modules. This comprehensive reference guide makes it easy to look up all the most frequently needed informationnot just about the Python language itself, but also the most frequently used parts of the standard library and the most important thirdparty extensions.Python in a Nutshell focuses on Python 2.2 (and all its point releases), currently the most stable and widespread Python release. This book includes:A fastpaced tutorial on the syntax of the Python language itselfAn explanation of objectoriented programming in Python, covering both the classic and newstyle object modelsCoverage of other core topics, including exceptions, modules, strings, and regular expressionsA quick reference for Python`s builtin types and functions, as well as the key modules in the Python standard library, including sys, os, time, thread, math, and socket, among many othersReference material on important thirdparty extensions, such as Numeric and TkinterInformation about extending Python and embedding it into other applications Python in a Nutshell provides a solid, nononsense quick reference to information that programmers rely on the most. This latest addition to the bestselling "In a Nutshell" series will immediately earn its place in any Python programmer`s library.
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