Maruch S., Maruch A. Python For Dummies

John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2006. — 434 p. — 1st edition. — ISBN: 978-0471778646.Python For Dummies is the quick-and-easy guide to getting the most out of this robust program. This hands-on book will show you everything you need to know about building programs, debugging code, and simplifying development, as well as defining what actions it can perform. You'll wrap yourself around all of its advanced features and become an expert Python user in no time. This guide gives you the tools you need to:
Master basic elements and syntax
Document, design, and debug programs
Work with strings like a pro
Direct a program with control structures
Integrate integers, complex numbers, and modules
Build lists, stacks, and queues
Create an organized dictionary
Handle functions, data, and namespace
Construct applications with modules and packages
Call, create, extend, and override classes
Access the Internet to enhance your library
Understand the new features of Python 2.5Packed with critical idioms and great resources to maximize your productivity, Python For Dummies is the ultimate one-stop information guide. In a matter of minutes you'll be familiar with Python's building blocks, strings, dictionaries, and sets; and be on your way to writing the program that you've dreamed about!Getting Started
Introducing Python
Getting your Hands on the Keyboard—Using Help, Interactive Mode,
and IDLE
Basic Elements and Syntax
Grand Tour of the Python Language
Working Like a Programmer
Building Blocks
So This String Walks into a Bar
Counting your Way to Fun and Profit
Processing Lists and Tuples
Diving into Dictionaries
Structures
Staying in Control
Fun with Functions
Building Applications with Modules and Packages
Getting Classy
Introducing New-Style Classes
Feeling Exceptional
Tackling Some Advanced Features
Libraries
Using Python's Primary Services
Processing Text
Digging into Disk Data
Accessing the Internet
The Part of Tens
Ten Critical Python Idioms
Ten Great Resources