Python Pocket Reference

Table of Contents

1. Python Pocket Reference
   1. 1. Python Pocket Reference
      1. Introduction
      2. Conventions
      3. Command-Line Options
      4. Environment Variables
      5. Built-in Types and Operators
         1. Operators and Precedence
         2. Operations by Category
         3. Sequence Operation Notes
            1. Indexing: S[i]
            2. Slicing: S[i:j ]
            3. Other
         4. Specific Built-in Types
            1. Numbers
               1. Constants
               2. Operations
            2. Strings
               1. Constants
               2. Operations
            3. Lists
               1. Constants
               2. Operations
            4. Dictionaries
               1. Constants
               2. Operations
            5. Tuples
               1. Constants
               2. Operations
            6. Files
               1. Input Files
               2. Output Files
               3. Any Files
         5. Type Conversions
      6. Statements and Syntax
         1. Syntax Rules
         2. Name Rules
         3. Specific Statements
            1. Assignment
            2. Expressions
            3. The print Statement
            4. The if Statement
            5. The while Statement
            6. The for Statement
            7. The pass Statement
            8. The break Statement
            9. The continue Statement
            10. The del Statement
            11. The exec Statement
            12. The def Statement
            13. The return Statement
            14. The global Statement
            15. The import Statement
            16. The from Statement
            17. The class Statement
            18. The try Statement
            19. The raise Statement
            20. The assert Statement
      7. Namespace and Scope Rules
         1. Unqualified Names: Global Unless Assigned
         2. Qualified Names: Object Namespaces
      8. Object-Oriented Programming
         1. Classes and Instances
            1. Class Objects Provide Default Behavior
            2. Instance Objects Are Generated from Classes
            3. Inheritance Rules
         2. Special Overloading Methods
            1. For All Types
            2. For Collections (Sequences, Mappings)
            3. For Numbers (Binary)
            4. For Numbers (Other)
         3. Private Attributes
      9. Built-in Functions
      10. Built-in Exceptions
          1. Base Classes (Categories)
          2. Specific Exceptions
      11. Built-in Attributes
      12. Major Built-in Modules
          1. The sys Module
          2. The string Module
             1. Constants
             2. Functions
             3. Conversions
             4. Searching
             5. Splitting and joining
             6. Formatting
          3. The os Module
          4. The posix Module
             1. Files and Directories
             2. Processes
             3. Environment
          5. The posixpath Module
          6. The math Module
          7. The time Module
          8. The re Module
             1. Regular Expression Objects
             2. Match Objects
          9. The regex Module
      13. Other Built-in Modules
      14. Persistence: dbm, shelve, pickle
          1. dbm and shelve Interfaces
          2. Pickle Interface
      15. Debugger and Profiler
          1. The Debugger
             1. Top-Level Interface
             2. Interactive Commands
          2. The Profiler
             1. Top-level Interface
      16. Python Mode for Emacs
          1. Indentation
          2. Processing Regions of Code
          3. Moving the Point
          4. Executing Python Code
          5. Variables
      17. Python Idioms and Hints