Concept Index

ABC language

Comparisons

arithmetic

Numeric Types

arrays

array

assignment, slice

Mutable Sequence Types

assignment, subscript

Mutable Sequence Types

bdb (in module pdb)

The Python Debugger

bit-string operations

Bit-string Operations

Boolean operations

Boolean Operations

Boolean operations

Truth Value Testing

Boolean type

Types

built-in exceptions

Built-in Objects

built-in functions

Built-in Objects

built-in types

Built-in Objects

built-in types

Types

C language

Comparisons

C language

Numeric Types

C language

Numeric Types

C structures

struct

CGI protocol

cgi

chaining comparisons

Comparisons

cipher, DES

Cryptographic Services

cipher, Enigma

rotor

cipher, IDEA

Cryptographic Services

cmd (in module pdb)

The Python Debugger

comparing, objects

Comparisons

comparison, operator

Comparisons

comparisons, chaining

Comparisons

concatenation operation

Sequence Types

conversions, numeric

Numeric Types

crypt(1)

rotor

cryptography

Cryptographic Services

debugger

sys

debugging

The Python Debugger

del statement

Mapping Types

del statement

Mutable Sequence Types

DES cipher

Cryptographic Services

dictionary type

Mapping Types

dictionary type, operations on

Mapping Types

division, integer

Numeric Types

division, long integer

Numeric Types

Ellinghouse, Lance

rotor

Enigma cipher

rotor

exceptions, built-in

Built-in Objects

exec statement

Code Objects

false

Truth Value Testing

file control, UNIX

fcntl

file name, temporary

tempfile

file object, posix

posixfile

file, temporary

tempfile

flattening objects

pickle

floating point literals

Numeric Types

floating point type

Numeric Types

fmt (in module htmllib)

htmllib

formatter

htmllib

formatter

htmllib

formatter

htmllib

FTP

urllib

functions, built-in

Built-in Objects

Gopher

urllib

Gopher

urllib

headers, MIME

cgi

hexadecimal literals

Numeric Types

HTML

htmllib

HTML

urllib

HTTP

httplib

HTTP

urllib

HTTP

urllib

HTTP protocol

cgi

hypertext

htmllib

I/O control, Posix

TERMIOS

I/O control, Posix

termios

I/O control, tty

TERMIOS

I/O control, tty

termios

I/O control, UNIX

fcntl

IDEA cipher

Cryptographic Services

if statement

Truth Value Testing

import

imp

integer division

Numeric Types

integer division, long

Numeric Types

integer literals

Numeric Types

integer literals, long

Numeric Types

integer type

Numeric Types

integer type, long

Numeric Types

integer types

Numeric Types

integer types, operations on

Bit-string Operations

Internet

Internet and WWW

language, ABC

Comparisons

language, C

Comparisons

language, C

Numeric Types

language, C

Numeric Types

list type

Mutable Sequence Types

list type

Sequence Types

list type, operations on

Mutable Sequence Types

literals, floating point

Numeric Types

literals, hexadecimal

Numeric Types

literals, integer

Numeric Types

literals, long integer

Numeric Types

literals, numeric

Numeric Types

literals, octal

Numeric Types

long integer division

Numeric Types

long integer literals

Numeric Types

long integer type

Numeric Types

mapping types

Mapping Types

mapping types, operations on

Mapping Types

marshalling objects

pickle

masking operations

Bit-string Operations

MIME headers

cgi

mutable sequence types

Mutable Sequence Types

mutable sequence types, operations on

Mutable Sequence Types

National Security Agency

rotor

numeric conversions

Numeric Types

numeric literals

Numeric Types

numeric types

Numeric Types

numeric types, operations on

Numeric Types

numeric, types

Comparisons

objects comparing

Comparisons

objects, flattening

pickle

objects, marshalling

pickle

objects, persistent

pickle

objects, pickling

pickle

objects, serializing

pickle

octal literals

Numeric Types

operation, concatenation

Sequence Types

operation, repetition

Sequence Types

operation, slice

Sequence Types

operation, subscript

Sequence Types

operations on dictionary type

Mapping Types

operations on integer types

Bit-string Operations

operations on list type

Mutable Sequence Types

operations on mapping types

Mapping Types

operations on mutable sequence types

Mutable Sequence Types

operations on numeric types

Numeric Types

operations on sequence types

Mutable Sequence Types

operations on sequence types

Sequence Types

operations, bit-string

Bit-string Operations

operations, Boolean

Boolean Operations

operations, Boolean

Truth Value Testing

operations, masking

Bit-string Operations

operations, shifting

Bit-string Operations

operator comparison

Comparisons

Para (in module htmllib)

htmllib

parsing, URL

urlparse

Pdb (in module pdb)

The Python Debugger

persistency

pickle

persistent objects

pickle

PGP

Cryptographic Services

Pickler (in module pickle)

pickle

pickling objects

pickle

posix file object

posixfile

Posix I/O control

TERMIOS

Posix I/O control

termios

print statement

Types

profile function

sys

profiler

sys

protocol, CGI

cgi

protocol, HTTP

cgi

Python Cryptography Kit

Cryptographic Services

regex

More String Operations

relative URL

urlparse

repetition operation

Sequence Types

select (in module stdwin)

STDWIN Functions

sequence types

Sequence Types

sequence types, mutable

Mutable Sequence Types

sequence types, operations on

Mutable Sequence Types

sequence types, operations on

Sequence Types

sequence types, operations on mutable

Mutable Sequence Types

serializing objects

pickle

server, WWW

cgi

SGML

htmllib

SGML

sgmllib

SGMLParser (in module htmllib)

htmllib

shifting operations

Bit-string Operations

slice assignment

Mutable Sequence Types

slice operation

Sequence Types

socket (in module select)

select

statement, del

Mapping Types

statement, del

Mutable Sequence Types

statement, exec

Code Objects

statement, if

Truth Value Testing

statement, print

Types

statement, while

Truth Value Testing

stdwin

The Python Debugger

stdwin (in module select)

select

string

More String Operations

string type

Sequence Types

structures, C

struct

style sheet

htmllib

style sheet

htmllib

subscript assignment

Mutable Sequence Types

subscript operation

Sequence Types

symbol table

Built-in Objects

temporary file

tempfile

temporary file name

tempfile

TMPDIR (in module tempfile)

tempfile

trace function

sys

true

Truth Value Testing

truth value

Truth Value Testing

tty I/O control

TERMIOS

tty I/O control

termios

tuple type

Sequence Types

type, Boolean

Types

type, dictionary

Mapping Types

type, floating point

Numeric Types

type, integer

Numeric Types

type, list

Mutable Sequence Types

type, list

Sequence Types

type, long integer

Numeric Types

type, operations on dictionary

Mapping Types

type, operations on list

Mutable Sequence Types

type, string

Sequence Types

type, tuple

Sequence Types

types numeric

Comparisons

types, built-in

Built-in Objects

types, built-in

Types

types, integer

Numeric Types

types, mapping

Mapping Types

types, mutable sequence

Mutable Sequence Types

types, numeric

Numeric Types

types, operations on integer

Bit-string Operations

types, operations on mapping

Mapping Types

types, operations on mutable sequence

Mutable Sequence Types

types, operations on numeric

Numeric Types

types, operations on sequence

Mutable Sequence Types

types, operations on sequence

Sequence Types

types, sequence

Sequence Types

UNIX file control

fcntl

UNIX I/O control

fcntl

Unpickler (in module pickle)

pickle

URL

cgi

URL

urllib

URL

urlparse

URL parsing

urlparse

URL, relative

urlparse

value, truth

Truth Value Testing

wdb (in module pdb)

The Python Debugger

while statement

Truth Value Testing

World-Wide Web

Internet and WWW

World-Wide Web

urllib

World-Wide Web

urlparse

WWW

Internet and WWW

WWW

urllib

WWW

urlparse

WWW server

cgi

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction Introduction
• 2. Built-in Types, Exceptions and Functions Built-in Objects
• . 2.1. Built-in Types Types
• . . 2.1.1. Truth Value Testing Truth Value Testing
• . . 2.1.2. Boolean Operations Boolean Operations
• . . 2.1.3. Comparisons Comparisons
• . . 2.1.4. Numeric Types Numeric Types
• . . . 2.1.4.1. Bit-string Operations on Integer Types Bit-string Operations
• . . 2.1.5. Sequence Types Sequence Types
• . . . 2.1.5.1. More String Operations More String Operations
• . . . 2.1.5.2. Mutable Sequence Types Mutable Sequence Types
• . . 2.1.6. Mapping Types Mapping Types
• . . 2.1.7. Other Built-in Types Other Built-in Types
• . . . 2.1.7.1. Modules Modules
• . . . 2.1.7.2. Classes and Class Instances Classes and Instances
• . . . 2.1.7.3. Functions Functions
• . . . 2.1.7.4. Methods Methods
• . . . 2.1.7.5. Code Objects Code Objects
• . . . 2.1.7.6. Type Objects Type Objects
• . . . 2.1.7.7. The Null Object The Null Object
• . . . 2.1.7.8. File Objects File Objects
• . . . 2.1.7.9. Internal Objects Internal Objects
• . . 2.1.8. Special Attributes Special Attributes
• . 2.2. Built-in Exceptions Exceptions
• . 2.3. Built-in Functions Built-in Functions
• 3. Python Services Python Services
• . 3.1. Built-in Module sys sys
• . 3.2. Standard Module types types
• . 3.3. Standard Module traceback traceback
• . 3.4. Standard Module pickle pickle
• . 3.5. Standard Module shelve shelve
• . 3.6. Standard Module copy copy
• . 3.7. Built-in Module marshal marshal
• . 3.8. Built-in Module imp imp
• . . 3.8.1. Examples Examples
• . 3.9. Built-in Module parser parser
• . . 3.9.1. Exceptions and Error Handling Exceptions and Error Handling
• . . 3.9.2. Example Example
• . . 3.9.3. AST Objects AST Objects
• . 3.10. Built-in Module __builtin__ __builtin__
• . 3.11. Built-in Module __main__ __main__
• 4. String Services String Services
• . 4.1. Standard Module string string
• . 4.2. Built-in Module regex regex
• . 4.3. Standard Module regsub regsub
• . 4.4. Built-in Module struct struct
• 5. Miscellaneous Services Miscellaneous Services
• . 5.1. Built-in Module math math
• . 5.2. Standard Module rand rand
• . 5.3. Standard Module whrandom whrandom
• . 5.4. Built-in Module array array
• 6. Generic Operating System Services Generic Operating System Services
• . 6.1. Standard Module os os
• . 6.2. Built-in Module time time
• . 6.3. Standard Module getopt getopt
• . 6.4. Standard Module tempfile tempfile
• 7. Optional Operating System Services Optional Operating System Services
• . 7.1. Built-in Module signal signal
• . 7.2. Built-in Module socket socket
• . . 7.2.1. Socket Objects Socket Objects
• . . 7.2.2. Example Socket Example
• . 7.3. Built-in Module select select
• . 7.4. Built-in Module thread thread
• 8. UNIX Specific Services UNIX Specific Services
• . 8.1. Built-in Module posix posix
• . 8.2. Standard Module posixpath posixpath
• . 8.3. Built-in Module pwd pwd
• . 8.4. Built-in Module grp grp
• . 8.5. Built-in Module dbm dbm
• . 8.6. Built-in Module gdbm gdbm
• . 8.7. Built-in Module termios termios
• . . 8.7.1. Example termios Example
• . 8.8. Standard Module TERMIOS TERMIOS
• . 8.9. Built-in Module fcntl fcntl
• . 8.10. Standard Module posixfile posixfile
• . 8.11. Built-in Module syslog syslog
• 9. The Python Debugger The Python Debugger
• . 9.1. Debugger Commands Debugger Commands
• . 9.2. How It Works How It Works
• 10. The Python Profiler The Python Profiler
• . 10.1. Introduction to the profiler Profiler Introduction
• . 10.2. How Is This Profiler Different From The Old Profiler? Profiler Changes
• . 10.3. Instant Users Manual Instant Users Manual
• . 10.4. What Is Deterministic Profiling? Deterministic Profiling
• . 10.5. Reference Manual Reference Manual
• . . 10.5.1. The Stats Class The Stats Class
• . 10.6. Limitations Limitations
• . 10.7. Calibration Calibration
• . 10.8. Extensions --- Deriving Better Profilers Profiler Extensions
• . . 10.8.1. OldProfile Class OldProfile Class
• . . 10.8.2. HotProfile Class HotProfile Class
• 11. Internet and WWW Services Internet and WWW
• . 11.1. Standard Module cgi cgi
• . . 11.1.1. Example CGI Example
• . 11.2. Standard Module urllib urllib
• . 11.3. Standard Module httplib httplib
• . . 11.3.1. HTTP Objects HTTP Objects
• . . 11.3.2. Example HTTP Example
• . 11.4. Standard Module ftplib ftplib
• . . 11.4.1. FTP Objects FTP Objects
• . 11.5. Standard Module gopherlib gopherlib
• . 11.6. Standard Module nntplib nntplib
• . . 11.6.1. NNTP Objects NNTP Objects
• . 11.7. Standard Module urlparse urlparse
• . 11.8. Standard Module htmllib htmllib
• . 11.9. Standard Module sgmllib sgmllib
• . 11.10. Standard Module rfc822 rfc822
• . . 11.10.1. Message Objects Message Objects
• . 11.11. Standard Module mimetools mimetools
• . . 11.11.1. Additional Methods of Message objects mimetools.Message Methods
• . 11.12. Standard module binhex binhex
• . . 11.12.1. notes notes
• . 11.13. Standard module uu uu
• . 11.14. Built-in Module binascii binascii
• 12. Multimedia Services Multimedia Services
• . 12.1. Built-in Module audioop audioop
• . 12.2. Built-in Module imageop imageop
• . 12.3. Standard Module aifc aifc
• . 12.4. Built-in Module jpeg jpeg
• . 12.5. Built-in Module rgbimg rgbimg
• 13. Cryptographic Services Cryptographic Services
• . 13.1. Built-in Module md5 md5
• . 13.2. Built-in Module mpz mpz
• . 13.3. Built-in Module rotor rotor
• 14. Macintosh Specific Services Macintosh Specific Services
• . 14.1. Built-in Module mac mac
• . 14.2. Standard Module macpath macpath
• . 14.3. Built-in Module ctb ctb
• . . 14.3.1. connection object connection object
• . 14.4. Built-in Module macconsole macconsole
• . . 14.4.1. macconsole options object macconsole options object
• . . 14.4.2. console window object console window object
• . 14.5. Built-in Module macdnr macdnr
• . . 14.5.1. dnr result object dnr result object
• . 14.6. Built-in Module macfs macfs
• . . 14.6.1. FSSpec objects FSSpec objects
• . . 14.6.2. alias objects alias objects
• . . 14.6.3. FInfo objects FInfo objects
• . 14.7. Built-in Module MacOS MacOS
• . 14.8. Standard module macostools macostools
• . 14.9. Built-in Module mactcp mactcp
• . . 14.9.1. TCP Stream Objects TCP Stream Objects
• . . 14.9.2. TCP Status Objects TCP Status Objects
• . . 14.9.3. UDP Stream Objects UDP Stream Objects
• . 14.10. Built-in Module macspeech macspeech
• . . 14.10.1. voice objects voice objects
• . . 14.10.2. speech channel objects speech channel objects
• . 14.11. Standard module EasyDialogs EasyDialogs
• . 14.12. Standard module FrameWork FrameWork
• . . 14.12.1. Application objects Application objects
• . . 14.12.2. Window Objects Window Objects
• . . 14.12.3. DialogWindow Objects DialogWindow Objects
• 15. Standard Windowing Interface Standard Windowing Interface
• . 15.1. Built-in Module stdwin stdwin
• . . 15.1.1. Functions Defined in Module stdwin STDWIN Functions
• . . 15.1.2. Window Objects Window Objects
• . . 15.1.3. Drawing Objects Drawing Objects
• . . 15.1.4. Menu Objects Menu Objects
• . . 15.1.5. Bitmap Objects Bitmap Objects
• . . 15.1.6. Text-edit Objects Text-edit Objects
• . . 15.1.7. Example STDWIN Example
• . 15.2. Standard Module stdwinevents stdwinevents
• . 15.3. Standard Module rect rect
• 16. SGI IRIX Specific Services SGI IRIX Specific Services
• . 16.1. Built-in Module al al
• . . 16.1.1. Configuration Objects Configuration Objects
• . . 16.1.2. Port Objects Port Objects
• . 16.2. Standard Module AL AL (uppercase)
• . 16.3. Built-in Module cd cd
• . 16.4. Built-in Module fl fl
• . . 16.4.1. Functions Defined in Module fl FL Functions
• . . 16.4.2. Form Objects Form Objects
• . . 16.4.3. FORMS Objects FORMS Objects
• . 16.5. Standard Module FL FL (uppercase)
• . 16.6. Standard Module flp flp
• . 16.7. Built-in Module fm fm
• . 16.8. Built-in Module gl gl
• . 16.9. Standard Modules GL and DEVICE GL and DEVICE
• . 16.10. Built-in Module imgfile imgfile
• 17. SunOS Specific Services SunOS Specific Services
• . 17.1. Built-in Module sunaudiodev sunaudiodev
• . . 17.1.1. Audio Device Objects Audio Device Objects