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Python Pocket Reference - (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly)) 5th Edition by Mark Lutz (Paperback)

Python Pocket Reference - (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly)) 5th Edition by  Mark Lutz (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Updated for both Python 3.4 and 2.7, this convenient pocket guide is the perfect on-the-job quick reference. You'll find concise, need-to-know information on Python types and statements, special method names, built-in functions and exceptions, commonly used standard library modules, and other prominent Python tools. The handy index lets you pinpoint exactly what you need.</p><p>Written by Mark Lutz--widely recognized as the world's leading Python trainer--Python Pocket Reference is an ideal companion to O'Reilly's classic Python tutorials, Learning Python and Programming Python, also written by Mark.</p><p>This fifth edition covers: </p><ul><li>Built-in object types, including numbers, lists, dictionaries, and more</li><li>Statements and syntax for creating and processing objects</li><li>Functions and modules for structuring and reusing code</li><li>Python's object-oriented programming tools</li><li>Built-in functions, exceptions, and attributes</li><li>Special operator overloading methods</li><li>Widely used standard library modules and extensions</li><li>Command-line options and development tools</li><li>Python idioms and hints</li><li>The Python SQL Database API</li></ul><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Mark Lutz</b> is a leading Python trainer, the author of Python's earliest and best-selling texts, and a pioneering figure in the Python world.<br/><br/>Mark is the author of the three O'Reilly books: <i>Learning Python</i>, <i>Programming Python</i>, and <i>Python Pocket Reference</i>, all currently in fourth or fifth editions. He has been using and promoting Python since 1992, started writing Python <i>books</i> in 1995, and began teaching Python <i>classes</i> in 1997. As of Spring 2013, Mark has instructed 260 Python training sessions, taught roughly 4,000 students in live classes, and written Python books that have sold 400,000 units and been translated to at least a dozen languages.<br/><br/>Together, his two decades of <i>Python</i> efforts have helped to establish it as one of the most widely used programming languages in the world today. In addition, Mark has been in the software field for 30 years. He holds BS and MS degrees in computer science from the University of Wisconsin where he explored implementations of the Prolog language, and over his career has worked as a professional software developer on compilers, programming tools, scripting applications, and assorted client/server systems.<br/><br/>Mark maintains a training website (<i>http: //learning-python.com</i>) and an additional book support site on the Web (<i>http: //www.rmi.net/ lutz</i>).</p>

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