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DevX: Drill-Down on Three Major New Modules in Python 2.5 Standard Library

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 29, 2006

“This article is the second part in a three-part series about
Python 2.5. The first part discussed the major changes and
enhancements to the Python language itself. This part introduces
the main modules that were added to the Python standard library.
The third part will discuss a whole bag of smaller improvements and
changes that are relevant to specific subsets of the Python
community.

“Python has a vibrant community that produces lots of useful
packages and modules. The best ones—the ones that have proven
themselves in the field–sometimes get included in the standard
Python library…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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