The book is organized into chapters based on programming topics such as network programming, manipulating text, using the filesystem, etc. Each section of a chapter covers a single module from the standard library. The structure of the sections follows a consistent pattern in which a short introduction explains the overall purpose of the module being discussed, and then the features provided by the module are examined in a logical order, building from basic to complex or following the order a programmer would need to use them in a real application. The code example sections begin with a brief introduction to the example code followed by exposition and sample output from the program. Where appropriate, variations are demonstrated with alternate input values or options to highlight the change in behavior. Each code sample is a complete program file that can be run on its own (the sample code is available for download and could be included in a CD with the book). An appendex will include “porting notes” for each module, summarizing the differences between Python 2 and 3, including aspects like renamed modules or classes, deprecated and new features, and behavioral changes.
Features:
Teaches through concise, modular examples
Covers text, data structures, algorithms, dates/times, math, files, data management, crypto, processes/threads, networking/Internet, email, developer tools, runtime, modules, packages, and more
Fully reflects new Python 3 syntax, PSL’s new layout and naming conventions, and many new modules
Includes porting notes summarizing Python 3.x PSL changes every developer needs to know about
Content:
Chapter 1: Text
Chapter 2: Data Structures
Chapter 3: Algorithms
Chapter 4: Dates and Times
Chapter 5: Mathematics
Chapter 6: The File System
Chapter 7: Data Persistence and Exchange
Chapter 8: Data Compression and Archiving
Chapter 9: Cryptography
Chapter 10: Concurrency with Processes, Threads, and Coroutines
Chapter 11: Networking
Chapter 12: The Internet
Chapter 13: Email
Chapter 14: Application Building Blocks
Chapter 15: Internationalization and Localization
Chapter 16: Developer Tools
Chapter 17: Runtime Features
Chapter 18: Language Tools
Appendix A: Porting Notes
Appendix B: Outside of the Standard Library
About the Author :
Doug Hellmann is currently employed by Red Hat to work on OpenStack. He is on the OpenStack Technical Committee and contributes to many aspects of the project. He has been programming in Python since version 1.4, and has worked on a variety of UNIX and non-UNIX platforms for projects in fields such as mapping, medical news publishing, banking, and data center automation. Doug is a Fellow of the Python Software Foundation and served as its Communications Director from 2010-2012. After a year as a regular columnist for Python Magazine, he served as Editor-in-Chief from 2008-2009. Between 2007 and 2011, Doug published the popular "Python Module of the Week" series on his blog, and an earlier version of this book (for Python 2), The Python Standard Library By Example (Addison-Wesley, 2011). He lives in Athens, Georgia.
