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Paperback: 158 pages
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.; 3 edition (24 Feb 2005)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0596009402
ISBN-13: 978-0596009403
Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.7 x 1.3 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Python is optimized for quality, productivity, portability, and integration. Hundreds of thousands of Python developers around the world rely on Python for general-purpose tasks, Internet scripting, systems programming, user interfaces, and product customization. Available on all major computing platforms, including commercial versions of Unix, Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X, Python is portable, powerful and remarkable easy to use. With its convenient, quick-reference format, Python Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition is the perfect on-the-job reference. More importantly, it's now been refreshed to cover the language's latest release, Python 2.4. 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! Python 2.4 is more than just optimization and library enhancements; it's also chock full of bug fixes and upgrades. And these changes are addressed in the Python Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition. New language features, new and upgraded built-ins, and new and upgraded modules and packages--they're all clarified in detail. The Python Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition serves as the perfect companion to Learning Python and Programming Python.

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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.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Useful, but 'Python Essential Reference' is better., 4 Nov 2002

By	Dr. S. Ward "deepwater_systems" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Python Pocket Reference (Paperback)

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

Published on 29 Sep 2005 by Mr. W. B. Dockeray

4.0 out of 5 stars Highly useful, but it will take a while getting to know it
Packed with highly useful content to the very last page. Sadly, that leaves no room for an index, and this book would really need one. Read more

Published on 21 May 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars Needs an index
A good idea and it seems to be well done. However, who is it for? A Python expert probably doesn't need this book. Read more

Published on 10 Jun 2000

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