Python essential reference

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 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. 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 Complete Guide For Programmers Who Need To Modernize Existing Python Code Or Who Are Planning An Eventual Migration To Python 3. A Tutorial Introduction -- Lexical Conventions And Syntax -- Types And Objects -- Operators And Expressions -- Program Structure And Control Flow -- Functions And Functional Programming -- Classes And Object-oriented Programming -- Modules, Packages, And Distribution -- Input And Output -- Execution Environment -- Testing, Debugging, Profiling, And Tuning -- Built-in Functions -- Python Runtime Services -- Mathematics -- Data Structures, Algorithms, And Code Simplification -- String And Text Handling -- Python Database Access -- File And Directory Handling -- Operating System Services -- Threads And Concurrency -- Network Programming And Sockets -- Internet Application Programming -- Web Programming -- Internet Data Handling And Encoding -- Miscellaneous Library Modules -- Extending And Embedding Python. David M. Beazley. Includes Index.