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• Python 101 – Introduction to Python
  • Front Matter
    • Abstract:
    • Contents
  • 1. Python 101 – Introduction to Python
    • 1.1 Important Features of Python
    • 1.2 Where to Go For Additional help
  • 2. Python – Feature by Feature
    • 2.1 Interactive Python
    • 2.2 Data Types
      • 2.2.1 Strings
        • 2.2.1.1 What
        • 2.2.1.2 When
        • 2.2.1.3 How
          • Writing - For example:
            • Notes:
          • Reading an entire file:
          • Reading a file one line at a time:
            • Notes:
      • 2.2.2 Sequences
        • 2.2.2.1 What
          • Capabilities of lists:
          • Capabilities of lists and tuples:
        • 2.2.2.2 When
        • 2.2.2.3 How
      • 2.2.3 Dictionaries
        • 2.2.3.1 What
          • Capabilities:
        • 2.2.3.2 When
        • 2.2.3.3 How
    • 2.3 Simple Statements
      • 2.3.1 print
      • 2.3.2 import
      • 2.3.3 assert
      • 2.3.4 global
    • 2.4 Control Structures
      • 2.4.1 if
      • 2.4.2 for
      • 2.4.3 while
      • 2.4.4 try-except and raise – Exceptions
      • 2.4.5 Reading Text Files
      • 2.4.6 Iterator objects
        • Examples
          • 2.4.6.1 Example - A generator function
          • 2.4.6.2 Example - A class containing a generator method
          • 2.4.6.3 Example - An iterator class
          • 2.4.6.4 Example - An iterator class that uses yield
          • 2.4.6.5 Example - A list comprehension
          • 2.4.6.6 Example - A generator expression
    • 2.5 Code Organization
      • 2.5.1 Functions
        • 2.5.1.1 A basic function
        • 2.5.1.2 A function with default arguments
        • 2.5.1.3 Argument lists and keyword argument lists
      • 2.5.2 Classes and Instances
        • 2.5.2.1 A basic class
        • 2.5.2.2 Inheritance
        • 2.5.2.3 Class data
        • 2.5.2.4 Static methods and class methods
        • 2.5.2.5 Properties
      • 2.5.3 Modules
      • 2.5.4 Packages
  • End Matter
    • Acknowledgements and Thanks
    • See Also:
• Python 201 – (Slightly) Advanced Python Topics
  • Front Matter
    • Abstract:
    • Contents
  • 2. Regular Expressions
    • 2.1 Defining regular expressions
    • 2.2 Compiling regular expressions
    • 2.3 Using regular expressions
    • 2.4 Using match objects to extract a value
    • 2.5 Extracting multiple items
    • 2.6 Replacing multiple items
  • 3. Unit Tests
    • 3.1 Defining unit tests
  • 4. Extending and embedding Python
    • 4.1 Introduction and concepts
    • 4.2 Extension modules
    • 4.3 SWIG
    • 4.4 Pyrex
    • 4.5 SWIG vs. Pyrex
    • 4.6 Extension types
    • 4.7 Extension classes
  • 5. Parsing
    • 5.1 Special purpose parsers
    • 5.2 Writing a recursive descent parser by hand
    • 5.3 Creating a lexer/tokenizer with Plex
    • 5.4 A survey of existing tools
    • 5.5 Creating a parser with PLY
    • 5.6 Creating a parser with pyparsing
      • 5.6.1 Parsing comma-delimeted lines
      • 5.6.2 Parsing functors
      • 5.6.3 Parsing names, phone numbers, etc.
      • 5.6.4 A more complex example
  • 6. GUI Applications
    • 6.1 Introduction
    • 6.2 PyGtk
      • 6.2.1 A simple message dialog box
      • 6.2.2 A simple text input dialog box
      • 6.2.3 A file selection dialog box
    • 6.3 EasyGUI
      • 6.3.1 A simple EasyGUI example
  • 7. Guidance on Packages and Modules
    • 7.1 Introduction
    • 7.2 Implementing Packages
    • 7.3 Using Packages
    • 7.4 Distributing and Installing Packages
  • End Matter
    • Acknowledgements and Thanks
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