Author, A.M. Kuchling,. This article explains the new features in Python 2.4.1, released on March 30, 2005. Python 2.4 is a medium-sized release. It doesn’t introduce as many changes as the radical...

Classes provide a means of bundling data and functionality together. Creating a new class creates a new type of object, allowing new instances of that type to be made. Each class instance can have ...

These functions are useful when creating your own extensions functions and methods. Additional information and examples are available in Extending and Embedding the Python Interpreter. The first th...

Author, A. M. Kuchling,, Release, 0.32,. In this document, we’ll take a tour of Python’s features suitable for implementing programs in a functional style. After an introduction to the concepts of ...

Source code: Lib/datetime.py The datetime module supplies classes for manipulating dates and times. While date and time arithmetic is supported, the focus of the implementation is on efficient attr...

This document aims to give an overview of Windows-specific behaviour you should know about when using Python on Microsoft Windows. Unlike most Unix systems and services, Windows does not include a ...

Source code: Lib/subprocess.py The subprocess module allows you to spawn new processes, connect to their input/output/error pipes, and obtain their return codes. This module intends to replace seve...

Source code: Lib/tkinter/ttk.py The tkinter.ttk module provides access to the Tk themed widget set, introduced in Tk 8.5. It provides additional benefits including anti-aliased font rendering under...

In Python, all exceptions must be instances of a class that derives from BaseException. In a try statement with an except clause that mentions a particular class, that clause also handles any excep...

Source code: Lib/tarfile.py The tarfile module makes it possible to read and write tar archives, including those using gzip, bz2 and lzma compression. Use the zipfile module to read or write.zip fi...