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Python Pocket Reference

By Mark Lutz
First Edition  November 1998 
Pages: 80
ISBN 10: 1-56592-500-9 | ISBN 13: 9781565925007
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The Python Pocket Reference is a companion volume to two O'Reilly Animal Guides, Programming Python and Learning Python. This small book summarizes Python statements and types, built-in functions, commonly used library modules, and other prominent Python language features.
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Python is a popular object-oriented scripting language that is freely available over the Net. It's portable, powerful, and remarkably easy to use. Python is commonly used for both stand-alone programs and scripting applications, in a wide variety of domains. This book is a companion volume to two O'Reilly Animal Guides, Programming Python and Learning Python. It summarizes Python statements and types, built-in functions, commonly used library modules, and other prominent Python language features. This pocket reference covers the latest Python release and complements Python's online reference material.

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Python Pocket Reference Review,  November 12 1999
Submitted by Johnathan Jenkins   [Respond | View]



A very clear summary of the language and core modules. Suggestion for future editions: since this volume doesn't cover a lot of things (Tk, NumPy, etc), it would be nice to have several blank pages at the end for readers to pen in notes on their favorite modules.


Python Pocket Reference Review,  January 20 1999
Submitted by Michael T. Richter (mtr@ottawa.com)   [Respond | View]



If you sporadically program in Python, get this book. It saves an awful lot of searching through the not-particularly-well-organized online docs.

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