Python for Unix and Linux System Administration

Python is an ideal language for solving problems, especially in Linux and Unix networks. With this pragmatic book, administrators can review various tasks that often occur in the management of these systems, and learn how Python can provide a more efficient and less painful way to handle them.

Each chapter in Python for Unix and Linux System Administration presents a particular administrative issue, such as concurrency or data backup, and presents Python solutions through hands-on examples. Once you finish this book, you’ll be able to develop your own set of command-line utilities with Python to tackle a wide range of problems. Discover how this language can help you:

• Read text files and extract information
• Run tasks concurrently using the threading and forking options
• Get information from one process to another using network facilities
• Create clickable GUIs to handle large and complex utilities
• Monitor large clusters of machines by interacting with SNMP programmatically
• Master the IPython Interactive Python shell to replace or augment Bash, Korn, or Z-Shell
• Integrate Cloud Computing into your infrastructure, and learn to write a Google App Engine Application
• Solve unique data backup challenges with customized scripts
• Interact with MySQL, SQLite, Oracle, Postgres, Django ORM, and SQLAlchemy

With this book, you’ll learn how to package and deploy your Python applications and libraries, and write code that runs equally well on multiple Unix platforms. You’ll also learn about several Python-related technologies that will make your life much easier.

Python是解决问题的理想语言，尤其是在Linux和Unix网络中。有了这本实用的书，管理员可以回顾在这些系统的管理中经常出现的各种任务，并了解Python如何提供一种更高效、更轻松的方法来处理这些任务。

中的每章 适用于Unix和Linux系统管理的Python 介绍了一个特定的管理问题，如并发或数据备份，并通过实际操作示例介绍了Python解决方案。读完这本书后，您将能够使用Python开发自己的一组命令行实用程序来解决各种问题。了解该语言如何帮助您：

• 阅读文本文件并提取信息
• Run tasks concurrently using the threading and forking options
• 使用网络设施将信息从一个进程传送到另一个进程
• 创建可点击的图形用户界面以处理大型和复杂的实用程序
• 通过以编程方式与SNMP交互来监控大型计算机群集
• 掌握IPython Interactive Python外壳以替换或扩充Bash、Korn或Z-Shell
• 将云计算集成到您的基础设施中，并学习编写Google App Engine应用程序
• 通过定制脚本解决独特的数据备份挑战
• 与MySQL、SQLite、Oracle、Postgres、Django ORM和SQLAlChemy交互

通过这本书，您将学习如何打包和部署您的Python应用程序和库，以及如何编写在多个Unix平台上运行得同样好的代码。您还将了解几项与Python相关的技术，它们将使您的工作变得更加轻松。