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 includes

Manipulating text with string, textwrap, re, and difflib

Implementing data structures: collections, array, queue, struct, copy, and

more

Reading, writing, and manipulating files and directories

Regular expression pattern matching

Exchanging data and providing for persistence Archiving and data compression

Managing processes and threads

Using application "building blocks" parsing command-line options, prompting

for passwords, scheduling events, and logging

Testing, debugging, and compilation

Controlling runtime configuration

Using 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.