Learning Python: Powerful Object-Oriented Programming - page 1
- Main Page
- Main Page
- Table of content
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- About This Second Edition
- Prerequisites
- This Book s Scope
- This Book s Style and Structure
- Book Updates
- Font Conventions
- About the Programs in This Book
- Using Code Examples
- How to Contact Us
- Acknowledgments
- Part I: Getting Started
- Chapter 1. A Python QA Session
- 1.1 Why Do People Use Python?
- 1.2 Is Python a Scripting Language?
- 1.3 Okay, But What s the Downside?
- 1.4 Who Uses Python Today?
- 1.5 What Can I Do with Python?
- 1.6 What Are Python s Technical Strengths?
- 1.7 How Does Python Stack Up to Language X?
- Chapter 2. How Python Runs Programs
- 2.1 Introducing the Python Interpreter
- 2.2 Program Execution
- 2.3 Execution Model Variations
- Chapter 3. How You Run Programs
- 3.1 Interactive Coding
- 3.2 System Command Lines and Files
- 3.3 Clicking Windows File Icons
- 3.4 Module Imports and Reloads
- 3.5 The IDLE User Interface
- 3.6 Other IDEs
- 3.7 Embedding Calls
- 3.8 Frozen Binary Executables
- 3.9 Text Editor Launch Options
- 3.10 Other Launch Options
- 3.11 Future Possibilities?
- 3.12 Which Option Should I Use?
- 3.13 Part I Exercises
- Part II: Types and Operations
- Chapter 4. Numbers
- 4.1 Python Program Structure
- 4.2 Why Use Built-in Types?
- 4.3 Numbers
- 4.4 Python Expression Operators
- 4.5 Numbers in Action
- 4.6 The Dynamic Typing Interlude
- Chapter 5. Strings
- 5.1 String Literals
- 5.2 Strings in Action
- 5.3 String Formatting
- 5.4 String Methods
- 5.5 General Type Categories
- Chapter 6. Lists and Dictionaries
- 6.1 Lists
- 6.2 Lists in Action
- 6.3 Dictionaries
- 6.4 Dictionaries in Action
- Chapter 7. Tuples, Files, and Everything Else
- 7.1 Tuples
- 7.2 Files
- 7.3 Type Categories Revisited
- 7.4 Object Generality
- 7.5 References Versus Copies
- 7.6 Comparisons, Equality, and Truth
- 7.7 Python s Type Hierarchies
- 7.8 Other Types in Python
- 7.9 Built-in Type Gotchas
- 7.10 Part II Exercises
- Part III: Statements and Syntax
- Chapter 8. Assignment, Expressions, and Print
- 8.1 Assignment Statements
- 8.2 Expression Statements
- 8.3 Print Statements
- Chapter 9. if Tests
- 9.1 if Statements
