• Introduction
  • A Brief History of Python
  • About the Author
  • Conventions
  • Requirements
  • Reader Feedback
  • Errata
• Part I - Learning the Basics
• Chapter 1 - IDLE Programming
  • Using IDLE
  • Other Tips
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 2 - All About Strings
  • How to Create a String
  • String Concatenation
  • String Methods
  • String Slicing
  • String Formatting
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 3 - Lists, Tuples and Dictionaries
  • Lists
  • Tuples
  • Dictionaries
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 4 - Conditional Statements
  • The if statement
  • Boolean Operations
  • Checking for Nothing
  • Special Characters
  • if __name__ == “__main__”
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 5 - Loops
  • The for Loop
  • The while Loop
  • What else is for in loops
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 6 - Python Comprehensions
  • List Comprehensions
  • Dictionary Comprehensions
  • Set Comprehensions
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 7 - Exception Handling
  • Common Exceptions
  • How to Handle Exceptions
  • The finally Statement
  • try, except, or else!
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 8 - Working with Files
  • How to Read a File
  • How To Read Files Piece by Piece
  • How to Read a Binary File
  • Writing Files in Python
  • Using the with Operator
  • Catching Errors
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 9 - Importing
  • import this
  • Using from to import
  • Importing Everything!
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 10 - Functions
  • An Empty Function (the stub)
  • Passing Arguments to a Function
  • Keyword Arguments
  • *args and **kwargs
  • A Note on Scope and Globals
  • Coding Tips
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 11 - Classes
  • Creating a Class
  • What is self?
  • Subclasses
  • Wrapping Up
• Part II - Learning from the Library
• Chapter 12 - Introspection
  • The Python Type
  • The Python Dir
  • Python Help!
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 13 - The csv Module
  • Reading a CSV File
  • Writing a CSV File
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 14 - configparser
  • Creating a Config File
  • How to Read, Update and Delete Options
  • How to Use Interpolation
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 15 - Logging
  • Creating a Simple Logger
  • How to log From Multiple Modules (and Formatting too!)
  • Configuring Logs for Work and Pleasure
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 16 - The os Module
  • os.name
  • os.environ, os.getenv() and os.putenv()
  • os.chdir() and os.getcwd()
  • os.mkdir() and os.makedirs()
  • os.remove() and os.rmdir()
  • os.rename(src, dst)
  • os.startfile()
  • os.walk()
  • os.path
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 17 - The email / smtplib Module
  • Email Basics - How to Send an Email with smtplib
  • Sending Multiple Emails at Once
  • Send email using the TO, CC and BCC lines
  • Add an attachment / body using the email module
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 18 - The sqlite Module
  • How to Create a Database and INSERT Some Data
  • Updating and Deleting Records
  • Basic SQLite Queries
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 19 - The subprocess Module
  • The call function
  • The Popen Class
  • Learning to Communicate
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 20 - The sys Module
  • sys.argv
  • sys.executable
  • sys.exit
  • sys.path
  • sys.platform
  • sys.stdin / stdout / stderr
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 21 - The threading module
  • Using Threads
  • Writing a Threaded Downloader
  • Using Queues
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 22 - Working with Dates and Time
  • The datetime Module
  • datetime.date
  • datetime.datetime
  • datetime.timedelta
  • The time Module
  • time.ctime
  • time.sleep
  • time.strftime
  • time.time
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 23 - The xml module
  • Working with minidom
  • Parsing with ElementTree
  • How to Create XML with ElementTree
  • How to Edit XML with ElementTree
  • How to Parse XML with ElementTree
  • Wrapping Up
• Part III - Intermediate Odds and Ends
• Chapter 24 - The Python Debugger
  • How to Start the Debugger
  • Stepping Through the Code
  • Setting breakpoints
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 25 - Decorators
  • A Simple Function
  • Creating a Logging Decorator
  • Built-in Decorators
  • @classmethod and @staticmethod
  • Python Properties
  • Replacing Setters and Getters with a Python property
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 26 - The lambda
  • Tkinter + lambda
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 27 - Code Profiling
  • Profiling Your Code with cProfile
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 28 - An Intro to Testing
  • Testing with doctest
  • Running doctest via the Terminal
  • Running doctest Inside a Module
  • Running doctest From a Separate File
  • Test Driven Development with unittest
  • The First Test
  • The Second Test
  • The Third (and Final) Test
  • Other Notes
  • Wrapping Up
• Part IV - Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
• Chapter 29 - Installing Packages
  • Installing from Source
  • Using easy_install
  • Using pip
  • A Note on Dependencies
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 30 - ConfigObj
  • Getting Started
  • Using a configspec
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 31 - Parsing XML with lxml
  • Parsing XML with lxml
  • Parsing the Book Example
  • Parsing XML with lxml.objectify
  • Creating XML with lxml.objectify
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 32 - Python Code Analysis
  • Getting Started with pylint
  • Analyzing Your Code
  • Getting Started with pyflakes
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 33 - The requests package
  • Using requests
  • How to Submit a Web Form
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 34 - SQLAlchemy
  • How to Create a Database
  • How to Insert / Add Data to Your Tables
  • How to Modify Records with SQLAlchemy
  • How to Delete Records in SQLAlchemy
  • The Basic SQL Queries of SQLAlchemy
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 35 - virtualenv
  • Installation
  • Creating a Virtual Environment
  • Wrapping Up
• Part V - Packaging and Distribution
• Chapter 36 - Creating Modules and Packages
  • How to Create a Python Module
  • How to Create a Python Package
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 37 - How to Add Your Code to PyPI
  • Creating a setup.py File
  • Registering Packages
  • Uploading Packages to PyPI
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 38 - The Python egg
  • Creating an egg
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 39 - Python wheels
  • Getting Started
  • Creating a wheel
  • Installing a Python wheel
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 40 - py2exe
  • Creating a Simple GUI
  • The py2exe setup.py file
  • Creating an Advanced setup.py File
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 41 - bbfreeze
  • Getting Started with bbfreeze
  • Using bbfreeze’s Advanced Configuration
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 42 - cx_Freeze
  • Getting Started with cx_Freeze
  • Advanced cx_Freeze - Using a setup.py File
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 43 - PyInstaller
  • Getting Started with PyInstaller
  • PyInstaller and wxPython
  • Wrapping Up
• Chapter 44 - Creating an Installer
  • Getting Started with GUI2Exe
  • Let’s Make an Installer!
  • Wrapping Up