Python is an agile, robust, and expressive programming language that continues to build momentum. It combines the power of compiled languages with the simplicity and rapid development of scripting languages. This book has everything you need to become a versatile Python developer. You will be introduced to multiple areas of application development and gain knowledge that can be immediately applied to projects, and you will find code samples in both Python 2 and 3, including migration tips if that s on your roadmap too. Some snippets will even run unmodified on 2.x or 3.x.

Features

Expert core features coverage, plus powerful insights for crafting complex software

New chapters on programming MS Office and Google App Engine

Dozens of professional-quality code examples

Easy reference tables detail modules, operators, functions, and methods

Table of Contents

Part I General Application Topics

Chapter I Regular Expressions

Chapter 2 Text Processing

Chapter 3 Internet Programming

Chapter 4 Multithreaded Programming

Chapter 5 GUI Programming: Tkinter

Chapter 6 Database Programming

Chapter 7 COM Programming in Windows

Chapter 8 Module Extensions

Part II Web Development

Chapter 9 Web Clients and Servers

Chapter 10 Web Services

Chapter 11 Web Application Programming

Chapter 12 Web Frameworks: Django

Part III Supplemental/Experimental

Chapter 13 Miscellaneous

Appendix A Answers to selected exercises

Appendix B Reference Tables

Appendix C Python 3 Migration