Python Network Programming Cookbook Over 70 detailed recipes to develop practical solutions for
a wide range of real-world network programming tasks
by: Dr. M. O. Faruque Sarker
ISBN-10: 1849513465
ISBN-13: 9781849513463
Released: 2014-03-26
Pages: 270
Book Description
Python is an excellent language to use to write code and have fun by prototyping applications quickly. The presence of lots of third-party libraries,also known as batteries,makes it even more easier and faster to prototype an application or to implement a new algorithm. If you are interested in creating the building blocks for many practical web and networking applications that rely on networking protocols then this book is a must-have.
This book highlights major aspects of network programming in Python starting from writing simple networking clients,to developing complex screen-scraping and network security monitoring scripts. It creates the building blocks for many practical web and networking applications that rely on various networking protocols. This book presents the power and beauty of Python in solving the numerous real-world tasks in the area of network programming,system and network administration,network monitoring,and web-application development.
This book develops your ability to solve a wide range of network programming tasks in Python. We will start by exploring the Python standard library functions to create client/server network and manipulate your local networking resources available under both IPv4 and IPv6. The practical focus continues with creating web and email clients,scraping web pages,fetching information from various websites,and searching for information on the Web such as Amazon,Flickr,and other sites. It further develops your skills to analyze your network security vulnerabilities using advanced network packet capture and analysis techniques.
Contents
1: SOCKETS,IPV4,AND SIMPLE CLIENT/SERVER PROGRAMMING
2: MULTIPLEXING SOCKET I/O FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE
3: IPV6,UNIX DOMAIN SOCKETS,AND NETWORK INTERFACES
4: PROGRAMMING WITH HTTP FOR THE INTERNET
5: E-MAIL PROTOCOLS,FTP,AND CGI PROGRAMMING
6: SCREEN-SCRAPING AND OTHER PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
7: PROGRAMMING ACROSS MACHINE BOUNDARIES
8: WORKING WITH WEB SERVICES – XML-RPC,SOAP,AND REST
9: NETWORK MONITORING AND SECURITY
What You Will Learn
Develop TCP/IP networking client/server applications
Administer local machines’ IPv4/IPv6 network interfaces
Write multi-purpose efficient web clients for HTTP and HTTPS protocols
Create e-mail clients to work with common e-mail protocols such as SMTP,POP3,IMAP,and so on.
Scrape websites and search for useful information
Perform remote system administration tasks over Telnet and SSH connections
Interact with popular websites via web services such as XML-RPC,SOAP,and REST APIs
Monitor and analyze major common network security vulnerabilities
Authors
Dr. M. O. Faruque Sarker
Dr. M. O. Faruque Sarker is a software architect based in London,UK,where he has been shaping various Linux and open source software solutions,mainly on cloud computing platforms,for commercial companies,educational institutions,and multinational consultancies. Over the past 10 years,he has been leading a number of Python software development and cloud infrastructure automation projects. In 2009,he started using Python,where he was responsible for shepherding a fleet of miniature E-puck robots at the University of South Wales,Newport,UK. Later,he honed his Python skills,and he was invited to work on the Google Summer of Code (2009/2010) programs for contributing to the BlueZ and Tahoe-LAFS open source projects. He is the author of Python Network Programming Cookbook and Learning Python Network Programming both by Packt Publishing.
He received his Ph.D. in multi-robot systems from the University of South Wales. He is currently working at University College London. He takes an active interest in cloud computing,software security,intelligent systems,and child-centric education. He lives in East London with his wife,Shahinur,and daughter,Ayesha.
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