Index

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_ (underscore)

__abs__() (numeric object method)
__add__() (numeric object method)
__add__() (sequence object method)
__and__() (numeric object method)
__bases__ (class attribute)
__builtin__ (built-in module), [Link], [Link]
__builtins__
__call__() (object method), [Link]
__class__ (instance attribute)
__cmp__() (object method), [Link]
__coerce__() (numeric object method), [Link]
__complex__() (numeric object method)
__debug__
__del__() (object method)
__delattr__() (object method)
__delitem__() (mapping object method)
__delslice__() (sequence object method)
__dict__ (class attribute)
__dict__ (instance attribute), [Link]
__dict__ (module attribute)
__div__() (numeric object method)
__divmod__() (numeric object method)
__doc__ (class attribute)
__doc__ (function attribute)
__doc__ (module attribute)
__file__ (module attribute)
__float__() (numeric object method)
__getattr__() (object method)
__getitem__() (mapping object method), [Link]
__getslice__() (sequence object method)
__hash__() (object method)
__hex__() (numeric object method)
__import__() (built-in function)
__init__() (object method), [Link]
__init__.py
__int__() (numeric object method)
__invert__() (numeric object method)
__len__() (mapping object method), [Link]
__long__() (numeric object method)

__lshift__() (numeric object method)
__main__ (built-in module), [Link], [Link], [Link]
__members__ (built-in object attribute)
__methods__ (built-in object attribute)
__mod__() (numeric object method)
__module__ (class attribute)
__mul__() (numeric object method)
__mul__() (sequence object method)
__name__ (class attribute)
__name__ (function attribute)
__name__ (module attribute)
__neg__() (numeric object method)
__nonzero__() (object method), [Link]
__oct__() (numeric object method)
__or__() (numeric object method)
__pos__() (numeric object method)
__pow__() (numeric object method)
__radd__() (numeric object method)
__radd__() (sequence object method)
__rand__() (numeric object method)
__rdiv__() (numeric object method)
__rdivmod__() (numeric object method)
__repr__() (object method)
__rlshift__() (numeric object method)
__rmod__() (numeric object method)
__rmul__() (numeric object method)
__rmul__() (sequence object method)
__ror__() (numeric object method)
__rpow__() (numeric object method)
__rrshift__() (numeric object method)
__rshift__() (numeric object method)
__rsub__() (numeric object method)
__rxor__() (numeric object method)
__setattr__() (object method), [Link]
__setitem__() (mapping object method)
__setslice__() (sequence object method)
__str__() (object method)
__sub__() (numeric object method)
__xor__() (numeric object method)

A

abs() (built-in function)

addition

and

bit-wise

and operator

anonmymous

function

append() (sequence object method)

argument

function

arithmetic

conversion
operation, binary
operation, unary

array (standard module)

ASCII, [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link]

assert statement

AssertionError exception

assertions

debugging

assignment

attribute, [Link]
class attribute

assignment (continued)

class instance attribute
slicing
statement, [Link]
subscription
target list

atom

attribute assignment, [Link] assignment, class assignment, class instance class class instance deletion generic special reference special

AttributeError exception

B

back-quotes, [Link]

backslash character

backward

quotes, [Link]

binary

arithmetic operation
bit-wise operation

binding

global name
name, [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link]

bit-wise

and
operation, binary
operation, unary
or
xor

blank line

block

code

BNF, [Link]

Boolean

operation

break statement, [Link], [Link], [Link]

bsddb (standard module)

built-in

method
module
name

built-in function

call

built-in function object, [Link]

built-in method

call

built-in method object, [Link]

byte

bytecode

C

C language, [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link]

call built-in function built-in method class instance class object, [Link], [Link], [Link] function, [Link], [Link] instance, [Link] method procedure user-defined function

callable object, [Link]

chaining

comparisons

character, [Link]

character set

chr() (built-in function), [Link]

class

attribute
attribute assignment
constructor
definition, [Link]
instance
name

class instance

attribute
attribute assignment
call

class instance object, [Link], [Link], [Link]

class object, [Link], [Link], [Link] call, [Link], [Link], [Link]

clause

clear() (mapping object method)

cmp() (built-in function)

co_argcount (code object attribute)

co_code (code object attribute)

co_consts (code object attribute)

co_filename (code object attribute)

co_firstlineno (code object attribute)

co_flags (code object attribute)

co_lnotab (code object attribute)

co_name (code object attribute)

co_names (code object attribute)

co_nlocals (code object attribute)

co_stacksize (code object attribute)

co_varnames (code object attribute)

code

block

code block, [Link], [Link]

code object

comma trailing, [Link]

command line

comment

comparison string

comparisons chaining

compile() (built-in function)

complex

number

complex() (built-in function)

complex literal

complex object

compound

statement

constant

constructor

class

container, [Link]

continue statement, [Link], [Link], [Link]

conversion

arithmetic
string, [Link], [Link]

copy() (mapping object method)

count() (sequence object method)

D

dangling

else

data type type, immutable

datum

dbm (standard module)

debugging

assertions

decimal literal

DEDENT token, [Link]

default

parameter value

definition

class, [Link]
function, [Link]

del statement, [Link], [Link]

delete

deletion

attribute
target
target list

delimiters

destructor, [Link]

dictionary

display

dictionary object, [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link]

display

dictionary
list
tuple

division

divmod() (built-in function), [Link]

documentation string

E

EBCDIC

elif

keyword

Ellipsis

Ellipsis object

else

dangling
keyword, [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link]

empty

list
tuple, [Link]

error handling

errors

escape sequence

eval() (built-in function), [Link], [Link]

exc_info (in module sys)

exc_traceback (in module sys), [Link]

exc_type (in module sys)

exc_value (in module sys)

except

keyword

exception, [Link] AssertionError AttributeError handler ImportError, [Link]

exception (continued)

NameError
raising
RuntimeError
SyntaxError
TypeError
ValueError
ZeroDivisionError

exception handler

exclusive

or

exec statement, [Link], [Link]

execfile() (built-in function)

execution

frame, [Link], [Link]
restricted
stack

execution model

expression lambda list, [Link], [Link] statement

extended

slicing

extension

filename
module

F

f_back (frame attribute)

f_builtins (frame attribute)

f_code (frame attribute)

f_exc_traceback (frame attribute)

f_exc_type (frame attribute)

f_exc_value (frame attribute)

f_globals (frame attribute)

f_lasti (frame attribute)

f_lineno (frame attribute)

f_locals (frame attribute)

f_restricted (frame attribute)

f_trace (frame attribute)

file object, [Link]

filename

extension

finally

keyword, [Link], [Link], [Link]

float() (built-in function)

floating point

number

floating point literal

floating point object

for statement, [Link], [Link]

form

lambda, [Link]

frame

execution, [Link], [Link]

frame object

from

keyword, [Link]

from statement, [Link]

func_code (function attribute)

func_defaults (function attribute)

func_doc (function attribute)

func_globals (function attribute)

function

anonmymous
argument
call, [Link], [Link]
call, user-defined
definition, [Link]
name
user-defined

function object, [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link]

G

garbage collection

gdbm (standard module)

generic

special attribute

get() (mapping object method)

global

name
name binding

global (continued)

namespace, [Link]

global statement, [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link]

globals() (built-in function)

grammar

grouping

H

handle an exception

handler

exception

has_key() (mapping object method)

hash() (built-in function)

hash character

hex() (built-in function)

hexadecimal literal

hierarchical

module names

hierarchy

type

I

id() (built-in function)

identifier, [Link]

identity

test

identity of an object

if statement

im_class (method attribute)

im_func (method attribute), [Link]

im_self (method attribute), [Link]

imaginary literal

immutable

data type
object, [Link]

immutable object, [Link]

immutable sequence object

import statement, [Link]

ImportError exception, [Link]

importing

module

in

keyword

in operator

inclusive

or

INDENT token

indentation

index() (sequence object method)

index operation

inheritance

initialization

module

input raw

input() (built-in function)

insert() (sequence object method)

instance

call, [Link]
class

instance object, [Link], [Link], [Link]

int() (built-in function)

integer

representation

item

sequence
string

item selection

items() (mapping object method)

K

key
key/datum pair
keys() (mapping object method)
keyword elif

keyword (continued)

else, [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link]
except
finally, [Link], [Link], [Link]
from, [Link]
in

L

lambda

expression
form, [Link]

language

C, [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link]
Pascal

last_traceback (in module sys)

leading whitespace

len() (built-in function), [Link], [Link]

lexical analysis

lexical definitions

line continuation

line joining, [Link]

line structure

list

assignment, target
deletion target
display

list (continued)

empty
expression, [Link], [Link]
target, [Link]

list object, [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link]

literal, [Link]

local

namespace

locals() (built-in function)

logical line

long() (built-in function)

long integer literal

long integer object

loop

over mutable sequence
statement, [Link], [Link], [Link]

loop control

target

M

makefile() (socket method)

mangling

name

mapping object, [Link], [Link], [Link]

membership

test

method

built-in
call
user-defined

method object, [Link], [Link]

minus

module

built-in
extension
importing
initialization

module (continued)

name
names, hierarchical
namespace
search path
user-defined

module object, [Link]

modules (in module sys)

modulo

multiplication

mutable object, [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link]

mutable sequece object

mutable sequence

loop over

N

name, [Link] binding, [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link] binding, global built-in class function global mangling module rebinding, [Link] unbinding, [Link]

NameError exception

names

hierarchical module
private

namespace, [Link] global, [Link]

namespace (continued)

local
module

negation

newline

suppression

NEWLINE token, [Link]

null

operation

number complex floating point

numeric literal

numeric object, [Link]

O

object built-in function, [Link] built-in method, [Link] callable, [Link] class, [Link], [Link], [Link] class instance, [Link], [Link], [Link] code complex dictionary, [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link] Ellipsis file, [Link] floating point frame function, [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link] immutable, [Link], [Link] immutable sequence instance, [Link], [Link], [Link] integer list, [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link] long integer mapping, [Link], [Link], [Link] method, [Link], [Link] module, [Link] mutable, [Link], [Link], [Link] mutable sequece None numeric, [Link] plain integer recursive sequence, [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link] string, [Link], [Link]

object (continued)

traceback, [Link], [Link]
tuple, [Link], [Link], [Link]
user-defined function, [Link], [Link]
user-defined method

oct() (built-in function)

octal literal

open() (built-in function)

operation

binary arithmetic
binary bit-wise
Boolean
null
shifting
unary arithmetic
unary bit-wise

operator

and
in
is
is not
not
not in
or
precedence

operators

or

bit-wise
exclusive
inclusive

or operator

ord() (built-in function), [Link]

output, [Link] standard, [Link]

OverflowError (built-in exception)

P

packages

parameter

value, default

parenthesized form

parser

Pascal

language

pass statement

path

module search

physical line, [Link], [Link]

plain integer literal

plain integer object

plus

pop() (sequence object method)

popen() (in module os)

pow() (built-in function), [Link], [Link], [Link]

precedence

operator

primary

print statement, [Link]

private

names

procedure

call

program

Q

quotes

backward, [Link]

quotes (continued)

reverse, [Link]

R

raise an exception

raise statement

raising

exception

range() (built-in function)

raw input

raw string

raw_input() (built-in function)

readline() (file method)

rebinding

name, [Link]

recursive object

reference

attribute

reference counting

remove() (sequence object method)

repr() (built-in function), [Link], [Link]

representation

integer

reserved word

restricted

execution

return statement, [Link]

reverse

quotes, [Link]

reverse() (sequence object method)

RuntimeError exception

S

search

path, module

sequence

item

sequence object, [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link]

shifting

operation

simple

statement

singleton

tuple

slice

slice() (built-in function)

slicing, [Link], [Link] assignment extended

sort() (sequence object method)

space

special

attribute
attribute, generic

stack

execution
trace

standard

output, [Link]

Standard C

standard input

start (slice object attribute), [Link]

statement

assert
assignment, [Link]
break, [Link], [Link], [Link]
compound
continue, [Link], [Link], [Link]
del, [Link], [Link]
exec, [Link], [Link]
expression
for, [Link], [Link]
from, [Link]
global, [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link], [Link]
if
import, [Link]
loop, [Link], [Link], [Link]

statement (continued)

pass
print, [Link]
raise
return, [Link]
simple
try, [Link]
while, [Link], [Link]

statement grouping

stderr (in module sys)

stdin (in module sys)

stdio

stdout (in module sys), [Link]

step (slice object attribute), [Link]

stop (slice object attribute), [Link]

str() (built-in function), [Link]

string

comparison
conversion, [Link], [Link]
item

string literal

string object, [Link], [Link]

subscription, [Link], [Link], [Link] assignment

subtraction

suite

suppression

newline

syntax, [Link]

SyntaxError exception

sys (built-in module), [Link], [Link], [Link]

sys.exc_info

sys.exc_traceback

sys.last_traceback

T

tab

target deletion list, [Link] list assignment list, deletion loop control

tb_frame (traceback attribute)

tb_lasti (traceback attribute)

tb_lineno (traceback attribute)

tb_next (traceback attribute)

termination model

test

identity
membership

token

trace

stack

traceback object, [Link], [Link]

trailing

comma, [Link]

triple-quoted string

try statement, [Link]

tuple

display
empty, [Link]
singleton

tuple object, [Link], [Link], [Link]

type data hierarchy immutable data

type() (built-in function)

type of an object

TypeError exception

types, internal

U

unary

arithmetic operation
bit-wise operation

unbinding

name, [Link]

UNIX

unreachable object

unrecognized escape sequence

update() (mapping object method)

user-defined

function
function call
method
module

user-defined function object, [Link], [Link]

user-defined method object

V

value

default parameter

value of an object

ValueError exception

values

writing, [Link]

values() (mapping object method)

W

while statement, [Link], [Link]
whitespace

writing

values, [Link]

X

xor

bit-wise

Z

ZeroDivisionError exception

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