Dive into the Python Standard Library

Description

Overview

Python’s standard library is very extensive, offering a wide range of facilities as indicated by the long table of contents listed below. The library contains built-in modules (written in C) that provide access to system functionality such as file I/O that would otherwise be inaccessible to Python programmers, as well as modules written in Python that provide standardized solutions for many problems that occur in everyday programming.

Objectives

Threads, processes, pipes, and signals in Python
Persisting Python objects (marshalling and pickling objects)
Python modules for XML, HTML, and SGML
Modules for e-mail and news support
Internet programming with Python (including sockets, a chat example, FTP, SMTP, IMAP, POP, and Telnet)
Internationalization support

Prerequisites

Python programmers who want to learn the more advanced features of Python will find this course useful.
Target Audience

This course targets medium level Python programmers who would like to dive deeper into the language.
Software developers interested in learning how to write Python code in a Pythonic way