Python Web Programming

• Steve Holden

ISBN: 0735710902, New Riders, 691 pages (January 2002)

Aimed primarily at experienced programmers who have used other languages, it provides a concise introduction to the Python language, and then covers sockets, the Python database API, and the standard library. The book concludes by presenting a pure-Python web framework that can be used as the basis of the reader's own web applications.

Web Programming in Python: Techniques for Integrating Linux, Apache and MySQL

• George K. Thiruvathukal, Thomas W. Christopher, John P. Shafaee

ISBN: 0130410659 Prentice Hall, 450 pages

Explains how to build production-quality web applications with Python and other open source technology. The opening chapters introduce the Python language, the Linux operating system, Apache web server and network configuration, CGI programming, and MySQL database essentials. The second half of the book describes template processing with the WriteProcessor, form processing with the WebForm module, and the Slither application development framework. (Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR)