Learning Python

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 ...