Master Python--the versatile cross-platform development language. This complete reference contains distinct sections, each concentrating on a core angle of the language, including applying the Python libraries, application development, and Web and cross-platform development. This is an ideal resource for any programmer migrating from another language.

Martin C. Brown is the author of Perl: The Complete Reference and Perl Annotated Archives. He has more than 15 years of multi-platform programming experience in Perl, Shellscript, Basic, Pascal, C/C++, Java, JavaScript, VBScript, and Awk.

Section I: Fundamentals of the Language.

1: Introduction.

2: Python Fundamentals.

3: Python Components.

4: Functions.

5: Modules.

6: Object Orientation.

7: Exceptions.

8: Python on the Command Line.

9: Applying Python.

10: Interfacing to the OS.

11: Processing Information.

12: File System Manipulation.

13: Data Management.

14: Network Communication.

15: Using Python for Multimedia.

16: Interface Building with Tk.

Section II: Application Development.

17: Using Python as a RAD Tool.

18: Turning RADs into Applications.

19: Distributing Applications.

Section III: Web Development.

20: Interfacing with the Server.

21: Interfacing with the User.

22: Zope and Other Tools.

23: Working with Other Web Languages.

Section IV: Cross Platform Development.

24: Paths to Cross Platform Development.

25: Python on Unix.

26: Python on Win32.

27: Python on MacOS.

Section V: Inside Python.

28: The Python Adventure.

29: Debugging.

30: Performance Tuning.

31: Documenting and Documentation.

32: Extending Python.

33: Embedding Python.

Section VI: Appendices:

Component Reference.

Python Library Guide.

Guide to Being IDLE.

Guidelines for Migration.

Resource Guide.