The Python Standard Library by Example

"Hellmann's writing has become an indispensable resource for me and many others as it fills a critical gap in Python Documentation with examples." - Jesse Noller, Python Core Developer and PSF Board Member Master the Powerful Python Standard Library through Real Code Examples The Python Standard Library contains hundreds of modules for interacting with the operating system, interpreter, and Internet-all extensively tested and ready to jump-start your application development. The Python Standard Library by Example (2 Volume Set) introduces virtually every important area of the Python 2.7 library through concise, stand-alone source code/output examples, designed for easy learning and reuse. Building on his popular Python Module of the Week blog series, author and Python expert Doug Hellmann focuses on "showing" not "telling." He explains code behavior through downloadable examples that fully demonstrate each feature. You'll find practical code for working with text, data types, algorithms, math, file systems, networking, the Internet, XML, email, cryptography, concurrency, runtime and language services, and much more. Each section fully covers one module, and links to valuable additional resources, making this book an ideal tutorial and reference. Coverage includesManipulating text with string, textwrap, re, and difflibImplementing data structures: collections, array, queue, struct, copy, and moreReading, writing, and manipulating files and directoriesRegular expression pattern matchingExchanging data and providing for persistence Archiving and data compressionManaging processes and threadsUsing application "building blocks" parsing command-line options, prompting for passwords, scheduling events, and loggingTesting, debugging, and compilationControlling runtime configurationUsing module and package utilities If you're new to Python, this book will quickly give you access to a whole new world of functionality. If you've worked with Python before, you'll discover new, powerful solutions and better ways to use the modules you've already tried.