Python

Foreword
Preface
1.Introduction
　Why Python?
　Motivation
　The Basics
　Executing Statements in Python
　Using Functions in Python
　Reusing Code with the Import Statement
2.IPython
　Installing IPython
　Basic Concepts
　Help with Magic Functions
　Unix Shell
　Information Gathering
　Automation and Shortcuts
　Summary
3.Text
　 Python Built-ins and Modules
　 Log Parsing
　 ElementTree
　 Summary
4.Documentation and Reporting
　 Automated Information Gathering
　 Manual Information Gathering
　 Information Formatting
　Information Distribution
　Summary
5.Networking
　Network Clients
　Remote Procedure Call Facilities
　SSH
　Twisted
　Scapy
　Creating Scripts with Scapy
6.Data
　Introduction
　Using the OS Module to Interact with Data
　Copying, Moving, Renaming, and Deleting Data
　Working with Paths, Directories, and Files
　Comparing Data
　Merging Data
　Pattern Matching Files and Directories
　Wrapping Up rsync
　Metadata: Data About Data
　Archiving, Compressing, Imaging, and Restoring
　Using tarfile Module to Create TAR Archives
　Using a tarfile Module to Examine the Contents of TAR Files
7.SNMP
　Introduction
　Brief Introduction to SNMP
　IPython and Net-SNMP
　Discovering a Data Center
　Retrieving Multiple-Values with Net-SNMP
　Creating Hybrid SNMP Tools
　Extending Net-SNMP
　SNMP Device Control
　Enterprise SNMP Integration with Zenoss
8.OS Soup
　Introduction
　Cross-Platform Unix Programming in Python
　Pylnotify
　OSX
　Red Hat Linux Systems Administration
　Ubuntu Administration
Solaris Systems Administration
Virtualization
Cloud Computing
Using Zenoss to Manage Windows Servers from Linux
9.Package Management
10.Processes and Concurrency
11. BuildingGUIs.
12. Data Persistence
13.Command Line
14.Pragmatic Examples
Appendix: Callbacks
Index