Python Programming on Win32

563 Pages·2000·4.91 MB·English

by  Mark Hammond

Python
Programming
on Win32
by Mark Hammond, Andy
Robinson
ISBN: 1-56592-621-8
652 pages. January 2000.
Cover
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I — Introduction to Python
Chapter 1 — What Is Python?
Chapter 2 — Python Language
Review
Chapter 3 — Python on Windows
Chapter 4 — Integrated
Development Environments for
Python
Chapter 5 — Introduction to
COM
Part II — Building an Advanced Python Application
Chapter 6 — A Financial Modeling Toolkit in Python
Chapter 7 — Building a GUI with COM
Chapter 8 — Adding a Macro Language
Chapter 9 — Integration with Excel
Chapter 10 — Printed Output
Chapter 11 — Distributing Our Application
Part III — Python on Windows Cookbook
Chapter 12 — Advanced Python and COM
Chapter 13 — Databases
Chapter 14 — Working with Email
Chapter 15 — Using the Basic Internet Protocols
Chapter 16 — Windows NT Administration
Chapter 17 — Processes and Files
Chapter 18 — Windows NT Services
Chapter 19 — Communications
Chapter 20 — GUI Development
Chapter 21 — Active Scripting
Chapter 22 — Extending and Embedding with Visual C++ and Delphi
Part IV — Appendixes
Appendix A — Key Python Modules and Functions
Appendix B — Win32 Extensions Reference
Appendix C — The Python Database API Version 2.0
Appendix D — Threads
Python Programming on Win32
Mark Hammond and Andy Robinson
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Python Programming on Win32
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
I. Introduction to Python
1. What Is Python?
Language Features
Python as an Integration Tool
Case Studies of Python Deployment
The Python Community
Installation and Setup
Conclusion
2. Python Language Review
A Crash Course
Conclusion
References
3. Python on Windows
The Python Core on Windows
The Python for Windows Extensions
The Python Imaging Library (PIL)
PyOpenGL
Web Publishing Tools
The mx Extensions
Scientific Tools
XML
Conclusion
4. Integrated Development Environments for Python
The PythonWin IDE
IDLE
Conclusion
5. Introduction to COM
What It Is
Using COM Objects from Python
Implementing COM Objects with Python
Globally Unique Identifiers
Conclusion
II. Building an Advanced Python Application
6. A Financial Modeling Toolkit in Python
Doubletalk
A Crash Course in Accounting
The Doubletalk Toolkit at Work
Conclusion
7. Building a GUI with COM
Designing COM Servers
A VB Client
Writing a Delphi User Interface
Conclusion
8. Adding a Macro Language
Dynamic Code Evaluation
Making an Application Extensible
Conclusion
9. Integration with Excel
Client-Side COM and the Excel Object Model
Excel Concluded
Putting It All Together: Importing Financial Data
Server-Side COM Again: Excel as a GUI
Conclusion
References
10. Printed Output
Business Requirements
Automating Word
Direct Output to the Printer with Windows
PIDDLE: A Python Graphics API
PostScript
Portable Document Format
Putting It Together: A High-Volume Invoicing System
Conclusion
References
11. Distributing Our Application
DCOM
Conclusion
III. Python on Windows Cookbook
12. Advanced Python and COM
Advanced COM
Python and COM
Using Automation Objects from Python
Using Other COM Interfaces
Error Handling
Implementing COM Objects in Python
Python and DCOM
Conclusion
13. Databases
DAO, ADO, ODBC, OLEDB, and Other GBFLAs
Python's Database API
Getting at Your Data
A Note on Speed
Gadfly, the Pure Python Relational Database
Data Laundering with Python
A Three-Tier Architecture with Business Objects
Conclusion
References
14. Working with Email
SMTP and POP3
Microsoft Exchange/Outlook
Conclusion
15. Using the Basic Internet Protocols
HTTP and HTML
FTP
NNTP
Conclusion
16. Windows NT Administration
Working with Users and Groups
Server and Share Information
Rebooting a Machine