[Tutor] Network Tutorials

[Kent Johnson]

John Walton wrote:
> Hello, everyone.  I just began school, and they
>  already assigned us science fair.  Since I'm in 8th
>  grade, I get to do demonstrations for our projects. >
> I'm probably going to demonstrate Python's networking>
> capabilities by writing a simple instant messenger
> program.  I only have a few problems:
>  
> 1. I know squat about Python network Programming
>  
> 2. I know nothing about networks

You might want to get a copy of Foundations of Python Network Programming by John Goerzen. It has a good introduction to networking concepts and a few examples of chat servers.

Note to shawn - this book also has an introduction to threading.
http://apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=363

Kent