| Introduction.
Part I: Getting Started.
Chapter 1: Introducing Python.
Chapter 2: Getting Your Hands on the Keyboard: Using Help, Interactive Mode, and IDLE.
Chapter 3: Basic Elements and Syntax.
Chapter 4: Grand Tour of the Python Language.
Chapter 5: Working Like a Programmer.
Part II: Building Blocks.
Chapter 6: So This String Walks into a Bar.
Chapter 7: Counting Your Way to Fun and Profit.
Chapter 8: Processing Lists and Tuples.
Chapter 9: Diving into Dictionaries.
Part III: Structures.
Chapter 10: Staying in Control.
Chapter 11: Fun with Functions.
Chapter 12: Building Applications with Modules and Packages.
Chapter 13: Getting Classy.
Chapter 14: Introducing New-Style Classes.
Chapter 15: Feeling Exceptional.
Chapter 16: Tackling Some Advanced Features.
Part IV: Libraries.
Chapter 17: Using Python’s Primary Services.
Chapter 18: Processing Text.
Chapter 19: Digging into Disk Data.
Chapter 20: Accessing the Internet.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 21: Ten Critical Python Idioms.
Chapter 22: Ten Great Resources.
Part VI: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Getting and Installing Python.
Appendix B: Python Version Differences.
Index.
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