Learning Python Networking: Utilize Python 3 to get network applications up and running quickly and easily

Sam Washington

Jun 2015 · Packt Publishing Ltd

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Book DescriptionIf you're a Python developer or a system administrator with Python experience and you're looking to take your first steps in network programming, then this book is for you. Basic knowledge of Python is assumed.What you will learn

• Develop an understanding of network stacks and the power of encapsulation
• Design highperformance network server applications
• Implement socketbased network applications using asynchronous models
• Build client applications for major web APIs, including Amazon S3 and Twitter
• Interact with email servers using SMTP, POP3, and IMAP protocols
• Deal with remote network servers using SSH, FTP, SNMP, SMB/CIFS, and LDAP protocols
• Work with IP addresses including GeoIP lookups
• Download objects from the Web and craft custom HTTP requests with urllib and the Requests library

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About the author

Sam Washington currently works at University College London as a systems administrator in the platform integration team of the central IT department, supporting a variety of web hosting and network services. He enjoys the daily challenges of managing the demands of full-stack enterprise web applications and looking for ways to employ new technologies to improve services and workflows. He has been using Python for professional and personal projects for over 10 years.