Internet Programming with Python

Learn to use Python, the object-oriented programming language, for CGI scripts, system administration, code generation, graphical user interfaces, file-format conversions, and other computational tasks. This books teaches intermediate and advanced programmers how to use Python to build Internet-enabled applications and the basic mechanisms it uses to transfer information across the Internet and the World Wide Web. HTTP, NNTY, and SMTP protocols, the Python/C API, and client/server Internet Protocols are fully covered, plus the CD-ROM includes the source code for all of the programs discussed in the book. A book/CD-ROM demonstrating methods of programming in Python, focusing on Internet-related applications. Coverage includes basic and advanced features of the language including CGI programming, sockets, external interfaces, and embedding Python into other applications such as Netscape Server NSAPI.