Python Pocket Reference

Table of Contents

      Conventions 

      1. Command-Line Options 

      2. Environment Variables 

      3. Built-In Types and Operators 

                Operators and Precedence 

                Operations by Category 

                Sequence Operation Notes 

                Specific Built-In Types 

                Type Conversions 

      4.  Statements and Syntax 

                Syntax Rules 

                Name Rules 

                Specific Statements 

      5. Namespace and Scope Rules 

                Unqualified Names: Global Unless Assigned 

                Qualified Names: Object Namespaces 

      6. Object-Oriented Programming 

                Classes and Instances 

                Special Overloading Methods 

                Private Attributes 

      7. Built-In Functions 

      8. Built-In Exceptions 

                Base Classes (Categories) 

                Specific Exceptions 

      9. Built-In Attributes 

      10. Major Built-In Modules 

                The sys Module 

                The string Module 

                The os Module 

                The posix Module 

                The posixpath Module 

                The math Module 

                The time Module 

                The re Module 

                The regex Module 

      11. Other Built-In Modules 

      12. Persistence: dbm, shelve, pickle 

                Dbm and shelve Interfaces 

                Pickle Interface 

      13. Debugger and Profiler 

                The Debugger 

                The Profiler 

      14. Python Mode for Emacs 

                Indentation 

                Processing Regions of Code 

                Moving the Point 

                Executing Python Code 

                Variables 

      15. Python Idioms and Hints 

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