Preface .
Part I:Getting Started with Python
1.Introduction to Python
2.Installation
3.The Python Interpreter
Part II:Core Python Language and Built-ins
4.The Python Language
5.Object-Oriented Python
6.Exceptions
7.Modules
8.Core Built-ins
9.Strings and Regular Expressions
Part III:Python Library and Extension Modules
10.File and Text Operations
11.Persistence and Databases
12.Time Operations ..
13.Controlling Execution
14.Threads and Processes
15.Numeri Processing
16.Array Processing
17.Tkinter GUIs
18.Testing, Debugging, and Optimizing
Part IV:Network and Web Programming
19.Client-Side Network Protocol Modules
20.Sockets and Server-Side Network Protocol Modules
21.CGI Scripting and Alternatives
22.MIME and Network En odings
23.Stru tured Text: HTML
24.Stru tured Text: XML
Part V:Extending and Embedding
25.Extending and Embedding Classi Python
26.Extending and Embedding Jython
27.Distributing Extensions and Programs
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