第一章开胃菜Whetting Your Appetite 1
第二章使用Python解释器Using the Python Interpreter 3
2.1 调用解释器Invoking the Interpreter
2.2 解释器及其环境The Interpreter and Its Environment
第三章Python的非正式介绍An Informal Introduction to Python 9
3.1 初步认识Python Using Python as a Calculator
3.2 开始编程First Steps Towards Programming
第四章深入流程控制More Control Flow Tools 23
4.1 if 语句if Statements
4.2 for 语句for Statements
4.3 range() 函数The range() Function
4.4 break 和continue 语句, 以及循环中的else 子句break and continue Statements, and
else Clauses on Loops
4.5 pass 语句pass Statements
4.6 定义函数Defining Functions
4.7 深入函数定义More on Defining Functions
第五章数据结构Data Structures 35
5.1 深入链表More on Lists
5.2 del 语句.
5.3 元组（Tuples）和序列（Sequences ）Tuples and Sequences
5.4 Sets
5.5 字典Dictionaries
5.6 循环技巧Looping Techniques
5.7 深入条件控制More on Conditions
5.8 比较序列和其它类型Comparing Sequences and Other Types
第六章模块Modules 47
6.1 深入模块More on Modules
6.2 标准模块Standard Modules
6.3 dir() 函数dir() Function
6.4 包Packages
第七章输入和输出Input and Output 59
7.1 设计输出格式Fancier Output Formatting
7.2 读写文件Reading and Writing Files
第八章错误和异常Errors and Exceptions 67
8.1 语法错误Syntax Errors
8.2 异常Exceptions
8.3 处理异常Handling Exceptions
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8.4 抛出异常Raising Exceptions
8.5 用户自定义异常User-defined Exceptions
8.6 定义清理行为Defining Clean-up Actions
第九章类Classes 75
9.1 有关术语的话题A Word About Terminology
9.2 Python 作用域和命名空间Python Scopes and Name Spaces
9.3 初识类A First Look at Classes
9.4 一些说明Random Remarks
9.5 继承Inheritance
9.6 私有变量Private Variables
9.7 补充Odds and Ends
9.8 异常也是类Exceptions Are Classes Too
9.9 迭代器Iterators
9.10 发生器Generators
第十章标准库概览Brief Tour of the Standard Library 91
10.1 操作系统概览Operating System Interface
10.2 文件通配符File Wildcards
10.3 命令行参数Command Line Arguments
10.4 错误输出重定向和程序终止Error Output Redirection and Program Termination
10.5 字符串正则匹配String Pattern Matching
10.6 数学Mathematics
10.7 互联网访问Internet Access
10.8 日期和时间Dates and Times
10.9 数据压缩Data Compression
10.10 性能度量Performance Measurement
10.11 质量控制Quality Control
10.12 Batteries Included
第十一章What Now? 99
附录A Interactive Input Editing and History Substitution 101
A.1 Line Editing
A.2 History Substitution
A.3 Key Bindings
A.4 Commentary
附录B Floating Point Arithmetic: Issues and Limitations 105
B.1 Representation Error
附录C History and License 109
C.1 History of the software
C.2 Terms and conditions for accessing or otherwise using Python
附录D Glossary 115
附录E 翻译团队119
