Modern Python Standard Library Cookbook

Preface

Python is a very powerful and widespread language, with a fully-featured standard library. It's said to come with batteries included, which means that most of what you will have to do will be available in the standard library.

Such a big set of functions might make developers feel lost, and it's not always clear which of the available tools are the best for solving a specific task. For many of these tasks, external libraries will also be available that you can install to solve the same problem. So, you might not only find yourself wondering which class or function to use from all the features provided by the standard library, but you will also wonder when it's best to switch to an external library to achieve your goals.

This book ...