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  • Paperback: 100 pages
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA; 2nd Revised edition edition (14 Nov 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0596001894
  • ISBN-13: 978-0596001896
  • Product Dimensions: 17.7 x 10.9 x 0.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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This is a companion volume to two O'Reilly Animal Guides, "Programming Python" and "Learning Python". It summarizes Python statements and types, built-in functions, commonly used library modules, and other prominent Python language features. It is a reference for the most commonly used libraries and tools and also includes new summary material for Python's GUI, Internet, and database programming tools. Designed to be a quick and easy to use resource for developers, this edition includes new summary material for Python's GUI, Internet, and database programming tools.

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Updated to cover Python 2.4, Python Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition is the perfect on-the-job reference. For experienced Python developers, this book is a compact toolbox that delivers need-to-know information at the flip of a page. This third edition also includes an easy-lookup index to help developers find answers fast!

The Python Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition serves as the perfect companion to Learning Python and Programming Python. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Useful, but 'Python Essential Reference' is better., 4 Nov 2002
O'Reilly were onto a winner when they started publishing their Pocket Reference guides, but with the Python Pocket Reference the wheels seem to have fallen off the wagon somewhat.

Yes, there's an overview of the various language constructs but the book suffers from the fact that the table of contents is poor and the index is non-existent. The end result is a book which is nearly impossible to use. Whether the lack of an index is the fault of the publisher or the author is something of a moot point, but it's undeniable that these omissions ruin the book's usefulness.

If you want a Python reference you can carry around with you, this is the one to go for. Otherwise, splash the cash on Mark Beazley's `Python Essential Reference' instead - it costs a lot more, but is far more useable.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Useful summary info, 6 April 2007
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Reviews referring to earlier editions have been mixed, but the 3rd edition does have an index--previously a cause of complaint. This edition covers up to Python 2.4, and gives a really useful summary of the language and commonly-used libraries.

This is genuinely a book which I keep by my side when Python programming to look up a forgotten piece of syntax or library method name.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Handy but needs an index, 4 Jan 2001
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This is very useful for looking up the most commonly used Python functions. The biggest problem is remembering a) which module the thing you need is in and b) where that module is in the book. A good index of modules/functions would be a big help. Essential Python by Beasley has probably superceded this book for most Pythoneers.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Key quick reference
This is the one python reference book i keep close by. It is concise, has a good index, and does exactly what it says on the tin ! Read more
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