Python by Mark Lutz (Paperback)

"This is the book to reach for when you're coding on the fly and need an answer ""now."" It's an easy-to-use reference to the core language, with descriptions of commonly used modules and toolkits, and a guide to recent changes, new features, and upgraded built-ins -- all updated to cover Python 3.X as well as version 2.6. You'll also quickly find exactly what you need with the handy index.Written by Mark Lutz -- widely recognized as the world's leading Python trainer -- ""Python Pocket Reference,"" Fourth Edition, is the perfect companion to O'Reilly's classic Python tutorials, also written by Mark: ""Learning Python"" and ""Programming Python.""Built-in object types, including numbers, lists, dictionaries, and moreStatements and syntax for creating and processing objectsFunctions and modules for structuring and reusing codePython's object-oriented programming toolsThe exception-handling modelBuilt-in functions, exceptions, and attributesSpecial operator overloading methodsWidely used standard library modules and extensionsCommand-line options and development toolsPython idioms and hints"