Python Standard Library

Learn the modules available in the Python standard library.

This deck focuses on the package names, and not the API for each package. It is intended to help experienced Python devs, who already know the basics, to increase their familiarity with all of the packages available in the standard library.

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Scott Mountenay

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Python Standard Library

Binary Data Services

Concurrent Execution

Cryptographic Services

Custom Python Interpreters

Data Compression and Archiving

Data Persistence

Data Types

Debugging and Profiling

Development Tools

File and Directory Access

File Formats

Functional Programming Modules

Generic Operating System Services

Graphical User Interfaces with Tk

Importing Modules

Internationalization

Internet Data Handling

Internet Protocols and Support

MS Windows Specific Services

Multimedia Services

Networking and Interprocess Communication

Numeric and Mathematical Modules

Program Frameworks

Python Language Services

Python Runtime Services

Software Packaging and Distribution

Structured Markup Processing Tools

Superceded Modules

Text Processing Services

Unix Specific Services

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