Foundations of Python Network Programming: The comprehensive guide to building network applications with Python

by John Goerzen, Tim Bower, Brandon Rhodes

This second edition of Foundations of Python Network Programming targets Python 2.5 through Python 2.7, the most popular production versions of the language. Python has made great strides since Apress released the first edition of this book back in the days of Python 2.3. The advances required new chapters to be written from the ground up, and others to be extensively revised.

You will learn fundamentals like IP, TCP, DNS and SSL by using working Python programs; you will also be able to familiarize yourself with infrastructure components like memcached and message queues. You can also delve into network server designs, and compare threaded approaches with asynchronous event-based solutions.

But the biggest change is this edition's expanded treatment of the web. The HTTP protocol is covered in extensive detail, with each feature accompanied by sample Python code. You can use your HTTP protocol expertise by studying an entire chapter on screen scraping and you can then test lxml and BeautifulSoup against a real-world web site. The chapter on web application programming now covers both the WSGI standard for component interoperability, as well as modern web frameworks like Django.

Finally, all of the old favorites from the first edition are back: E-mail protocols like SMTP, POP, and IMAP get full treatment, as does XML-RPC. You can still learn how to code Python network programs using the Telnet and FTP protocols, but you are likely to appreciate the power of more modern alternatives like the paramiko SSH2 library. If you are a Python programmer who needs to learn the network, this is the book that you want by your side.

What you�ll learn Understand low level networking Handle sending and receiving email including composing and decoding emails, SMTP, POP and IMAP Program the lower levels of web application programming such as FastCGI and WSGI and HTTP itself Learn how to use memcached and message qeues using Python Access web services using Python Master multitasking with threads, forking, and asynchronous communication Who this book is for This book will be of interest to python programmers who need to program networked applications using Python. From web application developers, to systems integrators, to system administrators�this book has everything you need to know.

Genres: Programming, Technical

793 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 16, 2004

Reviews

[Jared · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, clear explanations, but the book is a mile wide and an inch deep.

[Osama Jamil · Rating 4 out of 5]

On first chapter !

[TN · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is definitely the worst Python book which I've read. It is very very basic and messy. The examples are non practical. Just a waste of time.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid overview of network programming from a Python perspective. Definitely recommended.

[Deryck Hodge · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a solid book. It's very much a "foundations" book in that's it's more for beginners to using Python for network applications. Also, it focuses on building network servers and clients using the standard library more than the more commonly used popular third-party libs, though certain libs are mentioned in sidebars. Generally, it's a nice introduction and overview, and useful for refreshing one's mind about network protocols, sockets, multitasking, etc. in Python.

[Dave Peticolas · Rating 2 out of 5]

A serviceable guide to network programming in Python.