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Getting Started with the Python 3 Standard Library

Python is so easy to learn and use, that it also might be easy to re-invent the wheel for common tasks. Resist the temptation as the Python Standard Library might have you covered!

Douglas Starnes - Pluralsight course - Getting Started with the Python 3 Standard Library
by Douglas Starnes

What you'll learn

The Python Standard Library is a set of modules, that are not part of the Python language but are distributed with it. In this course, Getting Started with the Python 3 Standard Library, you'll be provided solutions for common tasks in application development. First, you'll look at powerful extensions to the Python language collections types as well as how to read and store data in different text formats. Next, you'll move on to networking to access web services, email, and more. Finally, you'll learn text processing using regular expressions, random data, and utilities to write command line applications. By the end of this course, you'll have a better understanding of the Python Standard Library.

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Douglas Starnes - Pluralsight course - Getting Started with the Python 3 Standard Library
Douglas Starnes

Douglas Starnes is a polyglot ninja and tech community influencer in the Memphis area making stuff that works on more than just the web. He is a co-director of the Memphis Python User Group and a board member of the Memphis .NET User Group.

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