Python: Essential Reference, Third Edition

Chapter 22. Internet Application Protocols

THIS CHAPTER DESCRIBES MODULES USED TO write Internet applications. The primary focus is on application-level network protocols such as HTTP, FTP, and NNTP. In addition, this chapter covers modules that are commonly used in web applications such as modules related to CGI scripting. Low-level network programming with sockets is covered in Chapter 21, “Network Programming.” Information related to data formats commonly used in Internet applications is covered in Chapter 23, “Internet Data Handling and Encoding.”