Chapter 12. Common Python 3 Libraries

We've covered the principles of object-oriented programming and we've applied them to Python. We've looked at the ins and outs of object-oriented design, and the higher-level design patterns that make up good programs. We've seen Python's tendency to simplify object-oriented solutions. We even know how to test our Python programs. Yet, are we able to do the common tasks of day-to-day programming?

Yes, we know Python's syntax, and we could—in theory—write a web framework or database engine from scratch. Python's true power, however, lies in the work other people have done before us. In the examples throughout this book, we've seen many of the Python standard library's modules at work. Yet, we haven't really covered many of the most common tasks facing Python programmers today. We've completely bypassed graphical applications and their widgets, input boxes and buttons: one of the most common interfaces users see today. And we haven't touched on web backend...