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Python Phrasebook: Essential Code and Commands

by Brad Dayley

November 2006

Intermediate to advanced

288 pages

3h 15m

English

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Why Use Python?Invoking the InterpreterBuilt-In TypesNoneNumbersSetSequencesMappingFilesCallableModulesUnderstanding Python SyntaxUsing Code IndentationCreating MultiLine StatementsQuotationFormatting StringsUsing Python Flow Control StatementsPython Objects, Modules, Classes, and FunctionsUsing ObjectsUsing ModulesUnderstanding Python ClassesUsing FunctionsNamespaces and ScopingError HandlingUsing System Toolsos Modulesys Moduleplatform Moduletime Module
Comparing StringsJoining StringsSplitting StringsSearching Strings for SubstringsSearch and Replace in StringsSearching Strings for Specific Endings/BeginningsTrimming StringsAligning/Formatting StringsExecuting Code Inside StringsInterpolating Variables Inside StringsConverting Unicode to Local Strings
Defining a ListAccessing a ListSlicing a ListAdding and Removing Items in a ListSorting a ListUsing TuplesConstructing a DictionaryAdding a Value to a DictionaryRetrieving a Value from a DictionarySlicing a DictionarySwapping Keys for Values in a Dictionary
Opening and Closing FilesReading an Entire FileReading a Single Line from a FileAccessing Each Word in a FileWriting a FileDetermining the Number of Lines in a FileWalking the Directory TreeRenaming FilesRecursively Deleting Files and SubdirectoriesSearching for Files Based on ExtensionCreating a TAR FileExtracting a File from a TAR FileAdding Files to a ZIP FileRetrieving Files from a ZIP File
Starting a New ThreadCreating and Exiting ThreadsSynchronizing ThreadsImplementing a Multithreaded Priority QueueInitiating a Timer-Interrupted Thread
Adding Entries to a DBM FileRetrieving Entries from a DBM FileUpdating Entries in a DBM FilePickling Objects to a FileUnpickling Objects from a FileStoring Objects in a Shelve FileRetrieving Objects from a Shelve FileChanging Objects in a Shelve FileConnecting to a MySQL Database ServerCreating a MySQL DatabaseAdding Entries to a MySQL DatabaseRetrieving Entries from a MySQL Database

Opening a Server-Side Socket for Receiving DataOpening a Client-Side Socket for Sending DataReceiving Streaming Data Using the ServerSocket ModuleSending Streaming DataSending Email Using SMTPRetrieving Email from a POP3 ServerUsing Python to Fetch Files from an FTP Server
Parsing URLsOpening HTML DocumentsRetrieving Links from HTML DocumentsRetrieving Images from HTML DocumentsRetrieving Text from HTML DocumentsRetrieving Cookies in HTML DocumentsAdding Quotes to Attribute Values in HTML Documents
Loading an XML DocumentChecking for Well-Formed XML DocumentsAccessing Child NodesAccessing Element AttributesAdding a Node to a DOM TreeRemoving a Node from a DOM TreeSearching XML DocumentsExtracting Text from XML DocumentsParsing XML Tags
Adding HTML to Web Pages Using CGI ScriptsProcessing Parameters Passed to CGI ScriptsCreating Self-Posting CGI ScriptsAllowing Users to Upload Files via CGI ScriptsCreating an HTTP Server to Handle GET RequestsCreating an HTTP Server to Handle POST RequestsCreating an HTTP Server to Process CGI ScriptsSending an HTTP GET Request from a Python ScriptSending an HTTP POST Request from a Python ScriptCreating an XML-RPC ServerCreating an XML-RPC ClientUsing SOAPpy to Access SOAP Web Services Through a WSDL File

Overview

Python Phrasebook

Brad Dayley

Essential Code and Commands

Python Phrasebook gives you the code phrases you need to quickly and effectively complete your programming projects in Python.

Concise and Accessible

Easy to carry and easy to use–lets you ditch all those bulky books for one portable guide

Flexible and Functional

Packed with more than 100 customizable code snippets–so you can readily code functional Python in just about any situation

Brad Dayley is a software engineer at Novell, Inc. He has been a system administrator and software developer on the Unix, Windows, Linux, and NetWare platforms for the past 14 years. Brad co-developed an advanced debugging course used to train engineers and customers and is the co-author of several Novell Press books.

Programming / Python