Programming Python

Already the industry standard for Python users, ProgrammingPython fromO'Reilly just got even better. This third edition has been updated toreflect current best practices andthe abundance of changes introduced by the latest version of thelanguage, Python 2.5.Whether… (More)

Sections

Foreword1
Preface2
PART I
I.The Beginning
CHAPTER 1
Introducing Python1
“And Now for Something Completely Different”
Python Philosophy 101
The Life of Python
Signs of the Python Times
The Compulsory Features List
What’s in a Name?
What’s Python Good For?
Component integration
Distributed programming
Language-based modules
What’s Python Not Good For?
Truth in Advertising
Chapter 2
CHAPTER 2
A Sneak Preview 2
“Programming Python: The Short Story”
The Task
Step 1: Representing Records
Nested structures
Dictionaries of dictionaries
Step 2: Storing Records Persistently
Other Uses for Dictionaries
Step 3: Stepping Up to OOP
Step 4: Adding Console Interaction
Step 5: Adding a GUI
Step 6: Adding a Web Interface
The End of the Demo
PART II
II.System Programming
Chapter 3
CHAPTER 3
System Tools3
“The os.path to Knowledge”
System Scripting Overview
Introducing the sys Module
Introducing the os Module
Administrative Tools
Script Execution Context
Current working directory
Current Working Directory
Command-Line Arguments
Shell Environment Variables
Executable Scripts on Unix
Standard Streams
Chapter 4
CHAPTER 4
File and Directory Tools 4
“Erase Your Hard Drive in Five Easy Steps!”
File Tools
Directory Tools
Chapter 5
CHAPTER 5
Parallel System Tools5
“Telling the Monkeys What to Do”
Forking Processes
The fork/exec Combination
Threads
The Global Interpreter Lock and Threads
Program Exits
Interprocess Communication
Pipes
Signals
Other Ways to Start Programs
A Portable Program-Launch Framework
Other System Tools
Chapter 6
CHAPTER 6
System Examples: Utilities 6
“Splits and Joins and Alien Invasions”
Splitting and Joining Files
Generating Forward-Link Web Pages
A Regression Test Script
Packing and Unpacking Files
Automated Program Launchers
A Portable Media File Player Tool
Chapter 7
CHAPTER 7
System Examples: Directories 7
“The Greps of Wrath”
Fixing DOS Line Ends
Fixing DOS Filenames
Searching Directory Trees
Visitor: Walking Trees Generically
Copying Directory Trees
Deleting Directory Trees
Comparing Directory Trees
Reporting Differences
PART III
III.GUI Programming
Chapter 8
CHAPTER 8
Graphical User Interfaces8
“Here’s Looking at You, Kid”
Python GUI Development Options
Tkinter Overview
Climbing the GUI Learning Curve
Tkinter Coding Basics
Tkinter Coding Alternatives
Adding Buttons and Callbacks
Adding User-Deﬁned Callback Handlers
Adding Multiple Widgets
Customizing Widgets with Classes
Reusable GUI Components with Classes
Standalone Container Classes
The End of the Tutorial
Python/Tkinter for Tcl/Tk Converts
Chapter 9
CHAPTER 9
A Tkinter Tour, Part 1 9
“Widgets and Gadgets and GUIs, Oh My!”
Conﬁguring Widget Appearance
Top-Level Windows
Dialogs
Binding Events
Message and Entry
Checkbutton, Radiobutton, and Scale
Running GUI Code Three Ways
Images
Viewing and Processing Images with PIL
Chapter 10
CHAPTER 10
A Tkinter Tour, Part 210
“On Today’s Menu: Spam, Spam, and Spam”
Menus
Listboxes and Scrollbars
Text
Canvas
Scrolling Canvases
Grids
Time Tools, Threads, and Animation
The End of the Tour
The PyDemos and PyGadgets Launchers
Chapter 11
CHAPTER 11
GUI Coding Techniques11
“Building a Better Mouse Trap”
GuiMixin: Common Tool Mixin Classes
GuiMaker: Automating Menus and Toolbars
ShellGui: GUIs for Command-Line Tools
GuiStreams: Redirecting Streams to Widgets
Reloading Callback Handlers Dynamically
Wrapping Up Top-Level Window Interfaces
GUIs, Threads, and Queues
More Ways to Add GUIs to Non-GUI Code
Chapter 12
CHAPTER 12
Complete GUI Programs 12
“Python, Open Source, and Camaros”
PyEdit: A Text Editor Program/Object
PyPhoto: An Image Viewer and Resizer
PyView: An Image and Notes Slideshow
PyDraw: Painting and Moving Graphics
PyClock: An Analog/Digital Clock Widget
PyToe: A Tic-Tac-Toe Game Widget
Where to Go from Here
PART IV
IV.Internet Programming
Chapter 13
CHAPTER 13
Network Scripting13
“Tune In, Log On, and Drop Out”
Plumbing the Internet
Socket Programming
Handling Multiple Clients
A Simple Python File Server
Making Sockets Look Like Files
Chapter 14
CHAPTER 14
Client-Side Scripting 14
“Socket to Me!”
FTP: Transferring Files over the Net
Processing Internet Email
POP: Fetching Email
SMTP: Sending Email
email: Parsing and Composing Mails
pymail: A Console-Based Email Client
The mailtools Utility Package
NNTP: Accessing Newsgroups
HTTP: Accessing Web Sites
Module urllib Revisited
Other Client-Side Scripting Options
Chapter 15
CHAPTER 15
The PyMailGUI Client 15
“Use the Source, Luke”
A PyMailGUI Demo
Load Server Interface
PyMailGUI Implementation
Chapter 16
CHAPTER 16
Server-Side Scripting 16
“Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave”
What’s a Server-Side CGI Script?
Running Server-Side Examples
Climbing the CGI Learning Curve
Saving State Information in CGI Scripts
The Hello World Selector
Refactoring Code for Maintainability
More on HTML and URL Escapes
Transferring Files to Clients and Servers
Chapter 17
CHAPTER 17
The PyMailCGI Server17
“Things to Do When Visiting Chicago”
The PyMailCGI Web Site
The Root Page
Sending Mail by SMTP
Reading POP Email
Processing Fetched Mail
Utility Modules
CGI Script Trade-Offs
Chapter 18
CHAPTER 18
Advanced Internet Topics18
“Surﬁng on the Shoulders of Giants”
Zope: A Web Application Framework
HTML document templates
HTMLgen: Web Pages from Objects
Jython: Python for Java
Grail: A Python-Based Web Browser
XML Processing Tools
The Missing rexec Section
Windows Web Scripting Extensions
Python Server Pages
Rolling Your Own Servers in Python
And Other Cool Stuff
PART V
V.Tools and Techniques
Chapter 19
CHAPTER 19
Databases and Persistence19
“Give Me an Order of Persistence, but Hold the Pickles”
Persistence Options in Python
DBM Files
Pickled Objects
Shelve Files
The ZODB Object-Oriented Database
SQL Database Interfaces
PyForm: A Persistent Object Viewer
Chapter 20
CHAPTER 20
Data Structures 20
“Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue; Lists Are Mutable, and So Is Set Foo”
Implementing Stacks
Implementing Sets
Subclassing Built-In Types
Binary Search Trees
Graph Searching
Reversing Sequences
Permuting Sequences
Sorting Sequences
Data Structures Versus Python Built-Ins
PyTree: A Generic Tree Object Viewer
Chapter 21
CHAPTER 21
Text and Language 21
“See Jack Hack. Hack, Jack, Hack”
Strategies for Parsing Text in Python
String Method Utilities
Regular Expression Pattern Matching
Compiled pattern objects
Advanced Language Tools
Handcoded Parsers
PyCalc: A Calculator Program/Object
PART VI
VI.Integration
Chapter 22
CHAPTER 22
Extending Python22
“I Am Lost at C”
Integration Modes
C Extensions Overview
A Simple C Extension Module
Extension Module Details
The SWIG Integration Code Generator
Wrapping C Environment Calls
A C Extension Module String Stack
A C Extension Type String Stack
Wrapping C++ Classes with SWIG
Other Extending Tools
Chapter 23
CHAPTER 23
Embedding Python23
“Add Python. Mix Well. Repeat.”
C Embedding API Overview
Basic Embedding Techniques
Precompiling Strings to Bytecode
Registering Callback Handler Objects
Using Python Classes in C
A High-Level Embedding API: ppembed
Running Customizable Validations
Other Integration Topics
PART VII
Chapter 24
CHAPTER 24
Conclusion: Python and the Development Cycle24
“That’s the End of the Book, Now Here’s the Meaning of Life”
“Something’s Wrong with the Way We Program Computers”
The “Gilligan Factor”
The Static Language Build Cycle
But What About That Bottleneck?
So What’s “Python: The Sequel”?
Postscript to the Second Edition (2000)
Postscript to the Third Edition (2006)
Index

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