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An Introduction to Network Programming the Python Way

2005; IEEE Computer Society; Volume: 6; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1109/mdso.2005.50

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M. Gordon,

Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems

This article is a review of the book, 'Foundations of Python Network Programming' by John Goerzen, published by Apress, 2004. The book covers the standard Python distribution's client protocol implementations-such as HTTP, DNS (Domain Name System), SMTP (Simple Mail-Transfer Protocol), FTP, POP (Post Office Protocol), IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol), and XML-RPQ and server frameworks (for "out of the box" HTTP and XML-RPC servers). The Database Clients chapter admirably introduces DB-API 2.0, the Python equivalent of Java database connectivity or open database connectivity. Other chapters explain Python interfaces to the Secure Sockets Layer, HTML/XML parsing, and the mod/spl I.bar/python Apache module, as well as more advanced network programming topics such as IPv6 support, multithreaded servers, and nonblocking 1/0. The book also incorporates third-party networking libraries such as Twisted and PyDNS. Each chapter's text thoroughly explains the code samples, which are far more comprehensive than in the standard documentation. The reviewer feels that the book complements other introductory texts.