Learning Python

This New Edition Of 'learning Python' Provides Programmers With A Comprehensive And Updated Introduction To The Interactive, Object-oriented Scripting Language. The Book Introduces Basic Elements Of The Latest Release Of Python 2.5 And Covers New Features And Addresses New Topics Of Interest. A Python Q&a Session -- How Python Runs Programs -- How You Run Programs -- Introducing Python Object Types -- Numeric Types -- The Dynamic Typing Interlude -- Strings -- Lists And Dictionaries -- Tuples, Files And Everything Else -- Introducing Python Statements -- Assignments, Expressions And Prints -- If Tests And Syntax Rules -- While And For Loops -- Iterations And Comprehensions, Part 1 -- The Documentation Interlude -- Function Basics -- Scopes -- Arguments -- Advanced Function Topics -- Iterations And Comprehensions, Part 2 -- Modules : The Big Picture -- Module Coding Basics -- Module Packages -- Advanced Module Topics -- Oop : The Big Picture -- Class Coding Basics -- A More Realistic Example -- Class Coding Details -- Operator Overloading -- Designing With Classes -- Advanced Class Topics -- Exception Basics -- Exception Coding Details -- Exception Objects -- Designing With Exceptions -- Unicode And Byte Strings -- Managed Attributes -- Decorators -- Metaclasses. Mark Lutz. Includes Index. Covers Python 2.6 And 3.x--cover.