Index

__builtin__

Scope, local, global, builtin | Some Statements on Modules

__builtins__

The toplevel name space,

__dict__

Some Statements on Modules

__doc__

Special global variables

__file__

Special global variables

__name__

Special global variables | Some Statements on Modules

ADC

Attributes, ADC, DAC

argparse

argparse

argv

Command line arguments

array

Lists

atexit

atexit

breakLoop

Break an outer loop

builtin

Scope, local, global, builtin

capture shell output

getoutput(), capturing shell command

cbreak

Single keystrokes, non-blocking

class variables

Class variables

classes

Classes

classmethod

The @classmethod decorator

closure

lambda (closure) | Functor (closure)

cmp

Sorting

control statements

copy files

cProfile

Ctrl-C Handler

DAC

date

localtime(), date and time | strftime(), formatted date-time string

datetime

datetime (also rfc2822)

decorator

The @property decorator | Decorator

Details

Details

dictionary

Dictionaries

dir()

hasattr() vs. dir() vs. | Some Statements on Modules

doty

doty to datetime

environment variables

os.environ | os.getcwd() | os.getenv()

events

Events, motor position

examples

except

exceptions

exit handler

exitfunc()

factory

file

latest: glob, find latest file

file latest

glob, find latest file

files

Input/Output

copy: shutil, copy files

formatting strings

Formatting

from-import

Importing modules

function

access(): os.access()
atoi(): atoi()
callable(): callable()
chdir(): os.chdir()
chmod(): os.chmod()
chr(): chr(), ord()
commands.getoutput(): getoutput(), capturing shell command
delattr(): delattr(), getattr(), setattr()
dir(): dir()
eval(): eval()
exec(): exec()
exitfunc(): exitfunc
filter(): map, filter
find(): find()
float(): int(), float(), str()
getattr(): delattr(), getattr(), setattr()
gethostname(): gethostname()
globals(): globals() (example from 00-start.py)
hasattr(): hasattr()
id(): id()
int(): int(), float(), str() | int(), round()
issubclass: issubclass()
iter(): iter()
lambda: lambda (closure)
locals(): locals()
localtime(): localtime(), date and time
lower(): lower(), upper()
lstrip: strip(), strip(), lstrip()
map(): map, filter | map()
ord(): chr(), ord()
os.environ(): os.environ
os.getcwd(): os.getcwd()
os.getenv(): os.getenv()
os.getpid(): os.getpid()
os.isatty(): os.isatty()
os.isdir(): os.path.isdir()
os.isfile(): os.path.isfile()
os.kill(): os.kill()
os.listdir(): os.listdir() (all files in
os.mkdir(): os.mkdir()
os.path.abspath(): os.path.abspath(), current files directory
os.path.dirname(): os.path.basename() | os.path.dirname()
os.path.exists(): os.path.exists()
os.path.getmtime(): os.path.getmtime()
os.path.getsize(): os.path.getsize()
os.path.isExecutable(): os.path.isExecutable()
os.popen(): os.popen(), capturing shell command | os.popen(), ps ax, MacroServer/haspp09 | os.popen(), with time-out
os.remove(): os.remove(), os.rmdir()
os.rename(): os.rename() (mv)
os.rmdir(): os.remove(), os.rmdir()
os.system(): os.system(), execute a shell | os.system(), calling ping
os.walk(): os.walk(), traverse dirs and
partition(): partition, rpartition()
range(): range()
replace(): replace()
round(): int(), round()
rpartition(): partition, rpartition()
rstrip: strip(), strip(), lstrip()
setattr(): delattr(), getattr(), setattr()
sleep: sleep(), usleep()
socket.gethostbyaddr(): gethostbyaddr()
sort(): sort(), sorted()
sorted(): sort(), sorted()
split: split(), join()
str(): int(), float(), str()
strip: strip(), strip(), lstrip()
sys._getframe(): getframe(), traceback
sys.argv(): argv
sys.stdin.readlind(): stdin.readline()
type(): type(), isinstance()
upper(): lower(), upper()

Functions

Functions

functor

Functor (closure)

gap

Reading the gap, Tango7

get_attribute_list

list comprehension

get_attribute_list()

hasattr() vs. dir() vs.

glob

glob, sorting file names

latest file: glob, find latest file

globals()

Scope, local, global, builtin | Some Statements on Modules

hasattr()

hasattr() vs. dir() vs.

High-level Python Interface

High-level Python Interface: multi

hostname

getoutput(), capturing shell command | gethostname()

identity

id()

if

import

Importing modules

circular: Circular imports

inkey

Single keystrokes, non-blocking

Input register

Attributes, I/O Register, SIS3610

ipython

IPython

command history: Command history
TAB-completion: TAB-Completion

isatty()

os.isatty()

keyPressEvent

Handle KeyPress events

latest file

glob, find latest file

list

Lists

locals()

Scope, local, global, builtin

loops

Loops

map

hasattr() vs. dir() vs. | list comprehension

MCA_8701

Spectrum, MCA_8701

module

PrettyPrint: pprint
random: random, seed(), setstate(), getstate()

mouseReleaseEvent

Handle KeyPress events

Multi-class server

High-level Python Interface: multi

None

If | Truth

NoneType

type(), isinstance()

numpy

ellipsis: ndarray, ellipsis [...]
slicing: ndarray, basic slicing | ndarray, select rows and

numpy.ndarray

ndarray, basic slicing | ndarray, select rows and

objects

Classes

operators

Operators

bit-manipulation: Operators
expression: Operators

Output register

Attributes, I/O Register, SIS3610

parameter

passing: Functions

ping

os.system(), calling ping

print

print-function

list comprehension

property

The property function | The @property decorator

prtc

Press <return> to continue

PYTHONPATH

path (PYTHONPATH)

QListWidget

Handle KeyPress events

QtGui.qApp.processEvents()

Taurus application, process events

raise

Exceptions

regular expressions

Regular expressions

scope

Scope, local, global, builtin

sets

Sets

shlex

shlex, split preserving quoted

shorthands

Command Shorthands

signal

signal

signal.alrm

Catching a time-out

singleton

Singleton | Singleton, QApp

SIS3610

Attributes, I/O Register, SIS3610

socket

Socket I/O, Client/Server (Mirror) | Socket I/O, Spectra

sort

Sorting | glob, sorting file names

sort()

sorted()

startup script

startup scripts

staticmethod

The @staticmethod decorator

store

Command Shorthands

strategy

Strategy

string

Strings

format: Print

subclass

issubclass()

swig

swig

sys.argv

Command line arguments

sys.path

path (PYTHONPATH)

sys.version

Python version, version_info

sys.version_info

Python version, version_info

Tango

Attributes: Attributes, ADC, DAC | Commands and attributes, VFCADC | Attributes, I/O Register, SIS3610 | Spectrum, MCA_8701
Commands: Commands and attributes, VFCADC | Attributes, I/O Register, SIS3610 | Spectrum, MCA_8701

Taurus

changeDefaultPollingPeriod: Taurus application, process events

TaurusApplication

Taurus application, process events

template

Template

thread

xRot, yRot rotated coordinates

threads

threads

time

localtime(), date and time | strftime(), formatted date-time string

time-out

os.popen(), with time-out | Catching a time-out

traceback

getframe(), traceback | Traceback Information

print_tb(): traceback.print_tb

truth

try

tuples

unpack

VcExecutor

VFCADC

Commands and attributes, VFCADC

Virtual

counter: VcExecutors
motor: VmExecutors

VmExecutor

VmExecutors

vmstat

zip (parsing vmstat output)

walk

os.walk(), traverse dirs and

while

Loops

yesno

yesno()

yield

yield | Iteration

zeromq

zeromq

zip

zip (parsing vmstat output)