Python Essential ReferenceDescription |
Python Essential Reference is the definitive reference guide to the Python programming language - the one authoritative handbook that reliably untangles and explains both the core Python language and the most essential parts of the Python library. Designed for the practicing programmer, the book is concise, to the point, and highly accessible. It also includes detailed information on the Python library and many advanced subjects that is not available in either the official Python documentation or any other single reference source.  |
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Features |
- Coverage of new language features, libraries, and modules introduced into Python since the previous edition
- Practical coverage of Python's more advanced features including generators, coroutines, closures, metaclasses, and decorators
- Expanded coverage of library modules related to concurrent programming including threads, subprocesses, and the new multiprocessing module
- Up-to-the-minute coverage of how to use Python 2.6's forward compatibility mode to evaluate code for Python 3 compatibility
- Improved organization for even faster answers and better usability
- Updates to reflect modern Python programming style and idioms
- Updated and improved example code
- Deep coverage of low-level system and networking library modules[md]including the options not covered in the standard documentation
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New to this Edition |
The fourth edition of Python Essential Reference features numerous improvements, additions, and updates: - Coverage of new language features, libraries, and modules
- Practical coverage of Python's more advanced features including generators, coroutines, closures, metaclasses, and decorators
- Expanded coverage of library modules related to concurrent programming including threads, subprocesses, and the new multiprocessing module
- Up-to-the-minute coverage of how to use Python 2.6's forward compatibility mode to evaluate code for Python 3 compatibility
- Deep coverage of low-level system and networking library modules - including options not covered in the standard documentation
- Improved organization for even faster answers and better usability
- Updates to reflect modern Python programming style and idioms
- Updated and improved example code
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Table of Contents |
| Part I: The Python Language 1 A Tutorial Introduction 2 Lexical Conventions and Syntax 3 Types and Objects 4 Operators and Expressions 5 Program Structure and Control Flow 6 Functions and Functional Programming 7 Classes and Object-Oriented Programming 8 Modules, Packages, and Distribution 9 Input and Output 10 Execution Environment 11 Testing, Debugging, Profiling, and Tuning Part II: The Python Library 12 Built-In Functions 13 Python Runtime Services 14 Mathematics 15 Data Structures, Algorithms, and Utilities 16 String and Text Handling 17 Python Database API 18 File Handling 19 Operating System Services 20 Threads and Concurrency 21 Network Programming and Sockets 22 Internet Application Programming 23 Web Programming 24 Internet Data Handling and Encoding 25 Miscellaneous Library Modules Part III: Extending and Embedding 26 Extending and Embedding Python Appendix A Python 3 |
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Back Cover |
Python Essential Reference is the definitive reference guide to the Python programming language - the one authoritative handbook that reliably untangles and explains both the core Python language and the most essential parts of the Python library.
Designed for the professional programmer, the book is concise, to the point, and highly accessible. It also includes detailed information on the Python library and many advanced subjects that is not available in either the official Python documentation or any other single reference source. Thoroughly updated to reflect the significant new programming language features and library modules that have been introduced in Python 2.6 and Python 3, the fourth edition of Python Essential Reference is the definitive guide for programmers who need to modernize existing Python code or who are planning an eventual migration to Python 3. Programmers starting a new Python project will find detailed coverage of contemporary Python programming idioms. This fourth edition of Python Essential Reference features numerous improvements, additions, and updates: - Coverage of new language features, libraries, and modules
- Practical coverage of Python's more advanced features including generators, coroutines, closures, metaclasses, and decorators
- Expanded coverage of library modules related to concurrent programming including threads, subprocesses, and the new multiprocessing module
- Up-to-the-minute coverage of how to use Python 2.6's forward compatibility mode to evaluate code for Python 3 compatibility
- Improved organization for even faster answers and better usability
- Updates to reflect modern Python programming style and idioms
- Updated and improved example code
- Deep coverage of low-level system and networking library modules - including options not covered in the standard documentation
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Author |
David M. Beazley has been programming Python since 1996. While working at Los Alamos National Laboratory, he helped pioneer the use of Python with scientific computing software. Through his company, Dabeaz LLC, he provides software development, training, and consulting related to the practical use of dynamic programming languages such as Python, Ruby, and Perl, especially in systems programming. He is author of all previous editions of Python Essential Reference, and was contributing author of Steve Holden's Python Web Programming. He is a member of the Python Software Foundation.
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