The Python 3 Standard Library by Example

1454 Pages·2017·14.14 MB·English

by  Doug Hellmann

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Contents at a Glance
Introduction xxxi
Acknowledgments xxxiii
About the Author xxxv
Chapter 1 Text 1
Chapter 2 Data Structures 65
Chapter 3 Algorithms 143
Chapter 4 Dates and Times 211
Chapter 5 Mathematics 239
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Chapter 6 The File System 295
Chapter 7 Data Persistence and Exchange 395
Chapter 8 Data Compression and Archiving 477
Chapter 9 Cryptography 523
Chapter 10 Concurrency with Processes, Threads, and Coroutines 535
Chapter 11 Networking 687
Chapter 12 The Internet 753
Chapter 13 Email 841
Chapter 14 Application Building Blocks 887
Chapter 15 Internationalization and Localization 1003
Chapter 16 Developer Tools 1023
Chapter 17 Runtime Features 1169
Chapter 18 Language Tools 1279
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viii Contents at a Glance
Chapter 19 Modules and Packages 1329
Appendix A Porting Notes 1351
Appendix B Outside of the Standard Library 1367
Index of Python Modules 1373
Index 1375
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