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Learning Python
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Learning Python

by Mark Lutz, David Ascher
April 1999
Beginner content levelBeginner
384 pages
11h 15m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Index

A

abs function, Conversions, Numbers, and Comparisons
__add__ method, An example, Common Operator Overloading Methods
addition operator, Python Expression Operators
Alice, Other Modules and Packages
Amiga Python distributions, Other Platforms
& (bitwise and) operator, Python Expression Operators
and operator, Python Expression Operators, Truth Tests Revisited
append method, Changing lists in place, Changing dictionaries, Making New Lists and Dictionaries: The UserList and UserDict Modules
apply function, The apply Built-in
argument passing, Argument Passing, The gritty details
arbitrary-argument set functions (example), A second example: Arbitrary-argument set functions
assignment, Argument Passing
keywords, defaults (example), A first example
matching modes, Special Argument-Matching Modes
ordering rules, The gritty details
return statement, More on return
arguments, General Form
argv attribute (sys module), Running Module Files, Indexing and slicing
assert statement, The assert Statement
assignment references versus copies, Assignment Creates References, Not Copies
assignment statements, Assignment, Variable Name Rules
forms, Assignment
implicit, Assignment
object references, Assignment
variable name rules, Variable Name Rules
* (multiplication) operator, Python Expression Operators, An example
automated dial-out script, An Automated Dial-Out Script

B

backslash, S tatement delimiters
!= comparison operator, Python Expression Operators
BeOS Python distribution, Other Platforms
binary files, Dealing with ...
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