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Python in a Nutshell
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Python in a Nutshell

by Alex Martelli
March 2003
Intermediate to advanced
656 pages
39h 30m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Symbols

! (exclamation point)
comparisons, Expressions and Operators
pdb command, !
struct format strings, The struct Module
" (double quote), string literals, Strings
# (pound sign)
comments, Lines and Indentation
regular expressions, Optional Flags
string formatting, Format Specifier Syntax
$ (dollar sign)
MULTILINE attribute, Optional Flags
regular expressions, Pattern-String Syntax
% (percent sign)
HTML templates, Templating
remainder, Expressions and Operators
string formatting, String Formatting
& (ampersand), bitwise AND, Expressions and Operators
' (single quote)
string literals, Strings
() (parentheses)
class statements, The class Statement
def statement, The def Statement
function calls, Calling Functions
line continuation, Lines and Indentation
plain assignment statements, Plain assignment
regular expressions, Pattern-String Syntax
string formatting, Format Specifier Syntax
tuple creation, Expressions and Operators
* (asterisk)
** (double asterisk)
raising to a power, Expressions and Operators
from statement, The from Statement
multiplication, Expressions and Operators
regular expressions, Pattern-String Syntax
sequence repetition, Concatenation
string formatting, Format Specifier Syntax
*? (asterisk-question mark), regular expressions, Pattern-String Syntax
+ (plus sign)
addition, Expressions and Operators
DateTime instances, Arithmetic on DateTime instances
DateTimeDelta instances, Arithmetic on DateTimeDelta instances
regular expressions, Pattern-String Syntax
sequence concatenation, Concatenation
string ...
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