Python & XML

Christopher A. Jones, Fred L. Drake Jr

  • 出版商: O'Reilly
  • 出版日期: 2002-01-22
  • 售價: $1,520
  • 貴賓價: 9.5$1,444
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 450
  • 裝訂: Paperback
  • ISBN: 0596001282
  • ISBN-13: 9780596001285
  • 相關分類: Python程式語言XML
  • 已絕版

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If you are a Python programmer who wants to incorporate XML into your skill set, this is the book for you. Python has attracted a wide variety of developers, who use it either as glue to connect critical programming tasks together, or as a complete cross-platform application development language. Yet, because it is object-oriented and has powerful text manipulation abilities, Python is an ideal language for manipulating XML.

Python & XML gives you a solid foundation for using these two languages together. Loaded with practical examples, this new volume highlights common application tasks, so that you can learn by doing. The book starts with the basics then quickly progresses to complex topics, like transforming XML with XSLT, querying XML with XPath, and working with XML dialects and validation. It also explores the more advanced issues: using Python with SOAP and distributed web services, and using Python to create scalable streams between distributed applications (like databases and web servers).

The book provides effective practical applications, while referencing many of the tools involved in XML processing and Python, and highlights cross-platform issues along with tasks relevant to enterprise computing. You will find ample coverage of XML flow analysis and details on ways in which you can transport XML through your network.

Whether you are using Python as an application language, or as an administrative or middleware scripting language, you are sure to benefit from this book. If you want to use Python to manipulate XML, this is your guide.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Python and XML
     Key Advantages of XML
     The XML Specifications
     The Power of Python and XML
     What Can We Do with It?

2. XML Fundamentals
     XML Structure in a Nutshell
     Document Types and Schemas
     Types of Conformance
     Physical Structures
     Constructing XML Documents
     Document Type Definitions
     Canonical XML
     Going Beyond the XML Specification

3. The Simple API for XML
     The Birth of SAX
     Understanding SAX
     Reading an Article
     Searching File Information
     Building an Image Index
     Converting XML to HTML
     Advanced Parser Factory Usage
     Native Parser Interfaces

4. The Document Object Model
     The DOM Specifications
     Understanding the DOM
     Python DOM Offerings
     Retrieving Information
     Changing Documents
     Building a Web Application
     Going Beyond SAX and DOM

5. Querying XML with XPath
     XPath at a Glance
     Where Is XPath Used?
     Location Paths
     XPath Arithmetic Operators
     XPath Functions
     Compiling XPath Expressions

6. Transforming XML with XSLT
     The XSLT Specification
     XSLT Processors
     Defining Stylesheets
     Using XSLT from the Command Line
     XSLT Elements
     A More Complex Example
     Embedding XSLT Transformations in Python
     Choosing a Technique

7. XML Validation and Dialects
     Working with DTDs
     Validation at Runtime
     The BillSummary Example
     Dialects, Frameworks, and Workflow
     What Does ebXML Offer?

8. Python Internet APIs
     Connecting Web Sites
     Working with URLs
     Opening URLs
     Connecting with HTTP
     Using the Server Classes

9. Python, Web Services, and SOAP
     Python Web Services Support
     The Emerging SOAP Standard
     Python SOAP Options
     Example SOAP Server and Client
     What About XML-RPC?

10. Python and Distributed Systems Design
     Sample Application and Flow Analysis
     Understanding the Scope
     Building the Database
     Building the Profiles Access Class
     Creating an XML Data Store
     The XML Switch
     Running the XML Switch
     A Web Application

A. Installing Python and XML Tools

B. XML Definitions

C. Python SAX API

D. Python DOM API

E. Working with MSXML3.0

F. Additional Python XML Tools

Index