Dive into the Python Standard Library

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