Python Pocket Reference, Fifth Edition
by Mark Lutz
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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Book Conventions 2
Python Command-Line Usage 3
Python Command Options 4
Command-Line Program Specification 5
Python 2.X Command Options 7
Python Environment Variables 7
Operational Variables 8
Python Command Option Variables 9
Python Windows Launcher Usage 10
Launcher File Directives 10
Launcher Command Lines 11
Launcher Environment Variables 11
Built-in Types and Operators 12
Operators and Precedence 12
Operator Usage Notes 14
Operations by Category 16
Sequence Operation Notes 20
Specific Built-in Types 21
Numbers 22
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