This may be the easiest book review I've ever written. If you program in Python and you want to write Internet applications, go buy Foundations of Python Network Programming by John Goerzen. There.
— Ron Dippold, Slashdot contributor
I've already folded down the corners of quite a few pages, and expect I'll refer to this book often in the coming months.
— Greg Wilson, Dr. Dobbs Journal
I think Apress is bringing a lot of helpful programming texts to the world. I intend to read this book to learn how to write client-server networking programs.
— Richard Bejtlich, TaoSecurity
As is typical of Apress books, there are a lot of specific code examples to help the reader see exactly how it should be done.
— Midwest Book Review, Harold's Bookshelf
This book is 99% good, and the only reason that isn't 100% is due to the wide scope of the book. Which, then again, is also a good thing.
— Tommi Virtansen, http://tv.debian.net
To guide readers through the new scripting language, Python, this book discusses every aspect of client and server programming. And as Python begins to replace Perl as a favorite programming language, this book will benefit scripters and serious application developers who want a feature-rich, yet simple language, for deploying their products.
The text explains multitasking network servers using several models, including forking, threading, and non-blocking sockets. Furthermore, the extensive examples demonstrate important concepts and practices, and provide a cadre of fully-functioning stand alone programs. Readers may even use the provided examples as building blocks to create their own software.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Helpful for this beginner
I have no background with Python and limited understanding of networking. So my comments are from a rookie. So here they are:
1) Readable: technical enough but gets right to implementable examples. You can jump around in the book and find what you need with out having to read the whole thing.
2) Applicable: I used examples from the book to gain an understanding of my Linux system and my home network.
3) Python is free so use it.
That is all.
Rating: - Interesting book
I'm giving this book 5 stars because I found it more useful than many books. There are some flaws, but overall I am happy that I own this book.
This book uses a teach by example technique as discussed in other chapters. It is oriented towards application developers that find themselves in need of python networking rather than networking people that need python.
The book is overall clearly written and the examples are generally interesting. The author shows an advanced ... Read More
Rating: - A Good Book
It has everything you need to know about Networking Programming in Python. Easy to understand also. It can be made more detail and more advance for profesional use.
Rating: - A Gem of a Book (with minor flaws)
This is a well presented, well paced introduction to network programming in Python. He presents programs both as interactive sessions (follow along in the comfort of home) and as scripts (programs) available to download from his web site at Apress.
It serves as a good, general purpose, introduction to network programming as wall as a Python-specific network programming tutorial.
I do, however, have some complaints. Although the author attempts to present information in ... Read More
Rating: - Python networking
Apress has two books on Python that I really like. This one and "Dive Into Python". The thing I like about this book is it delves into some deep concepts, like client/server code, but does so in such a way that even people new to Python should have no problem understanding it.
I have been a programmer for about 15 years, and made heavy use of Python for the last 5 or 6 years. My brother is new to programming. Both of us found this book to be very useful and easy to understand. I recommend ... Read More
- Helpful for this beginner
- Interesting book
