Python 2.6 Good Stuff

import json

http://json.org/ (JavaScript object notation). This is a data format with two basic data structures: dictionary and list. PyDoc for this is here. The original module was written by Bob Ippolito (Mochi Media Tech-Master).

from mulitprocessing import Process, Queue

The multiprocessing module is pretty exciting. It allows Python programs to create new processes and return results to parent. It started out as an exact emulation of the threading module but the goal was dropped. The fundamental class is Process which is passed a callable object and a collection of arguments.

import ast

Provides an abstract syntax tree of Python code. t = ast.parse(""" some code here """). print ast.dump(t). Useful for code analyzers.

Better support for the Secure Sockets Layer (import ssl). The module is built on top of OpenSSL. Use it to write secure web servers.

There are lots of enhancements to other modules too, e.g. the turtle module. (Turtle was part of the Logo programmining language of 1966).

Check out some cool papers by Logo-master Seymour Papert or some articles from GDmag.