a_byte_of_python

this is a book about python. it was written by Swaroop C H.its name is "a byte of python". Table of Contents Preface Who This Book Is For History Lesson Status of the book Official Website License Terms Using the interpreter prompt Choosing an Editor Using a Source File Output How It Works Executable Python programs Getting Help Summary 4. The Basics Literal Constants Numbers Strings Variables Identifier Naming Data Types Objects Output How It Works Logical and Physical Lines Indentation Summary 5. Operators and Expressions Introduction Operators Operator Precedence Order of Evaluation Associativity Expressions Using Expressions Summary 6. Control Flow Introduction The if statement ivUsing the if statement How It Works The while statement Using the while statement The for loop Using the for statement Using the break statement The continue statement Using the continue statement Summary 7. Functions Introduction Defining a Function Function Parameters Using Function Parameters Local Variables Using Local Variables Using the global statement Default Argument Values Using Default Argument Values Keyword Arguments Using Keyword Arguments The return statement Using the literal statement DocStrings Using DocStrings Summary 8. Modules Introduction Using the sys module Byte-compiled .pyc files The from..import statement A module's __name__ Using a module's __name__ Making your own Modules Creating your own Modules from..import The dir() function Using the dir function Summary 9. Data Structures Introduction List Quick introduction to Objects and Classes Using Lists Tuple Using Tuples Tuples and the print statement Dictionary Using Dictionaries Sequences Using Sequences References Objects and References More about Strings String Methods Summary 10. Problem Solving - Writing a Python Script The Problem The Solution First Version Second Version Third Version Fourth Version More Refinements The Software Development Process Summary 11. Object-Oriented Programming Introduction The self Classes Creating a Class object Methods Using Object Methds The __init__ method Using the __init__ method Class and Object Variables Using Class and Object Variables Inheritance Using Inheritance Summary 12. Input/Output Files Using file Pickle Pickling and Unpickling Summary 13. Exceptions Errors Try..Except Handling Exceptions Raising Exceptions How To Raise Exceptions Try..Finally Using Finally Summary 14. The Python Standard Library Introduction The sys module Command Line Arguments More sys The os module Summary 15. More Python Special Methods Single Statement Blocks List Comprehension Using List Comprehensions Receiving Tuples and Lists in Functions Lambda Forms Using Lambda Forms The exec and eval statements The assert statement The repr function Summary 16. What Next? Graphical Software Summary of GUI Tools Explore More Summary A. Free/Libré and Open Source Software (FLOSS) B. About Colophon About the Author C. Revision History Timestamp