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daemon processes, forking on Unix 
daemon threads 
DAO, Jet database migration using 
data
    processing selected pairs of structured data efficiently 
database systems 
    accessing columns by field name 
    different types 
    field names, mapping to column numbers 
    JDBC access via Jython servlets 
    lazy connections to 
    Python programming for 
    relational databases 
    SQL implementations 
DatabaseTuple class 
datagram sockets 
    passing large messages 
dbutils.py 
_ _debug_ _ variable 
debugging and testing 
    C extensions, dynamically loaded, debugging with gdb 
    classes, adding functionality to 
    current function, determining the name of 
    currying, use in 
    debugging garbage collection 
    interactive debuggers, limitations of 
    introspecting the call stack with older Python versions 
    logging and tracing across platforms 
    memory problems associated with C extensions 
    modules, automating reloading 
    starting debugger automatically after uncaught exceptions 
    strategies 
    tracing a class's defined methods 
    tracing expressions and comments in debug mode 
    tracking instances of particular classes 
    wrapping tracebacks in HTML 
decorate-sort-undecorate  [See DSU]
deep copies 
def statement 
dele (poplib module) 
delegation 
    automatic, as an alternative to inheritance 
    of messages to multiple objects 
delete_thread_storage 
delSpaces 
design nonpatterns
    Borg class 
    Borg design nonpattern 
        alternatives to 
design patterns  [See also design nonpatterns]
    Letter/Envelope 
    Monostate pattern 
    Null Object design pattern 
    Singleton 
    Template-Method design pattern 
dialog boxes 
    creating with Tkinter 
Dialog widget 
_ _dict_ _ 
    instance's state, and 
dictionaries
    auxiliary, use in processing data pairs 
    classes, wrapping in 
    constructing without quoting keys 
    dispatch using 
    entries, adding 
    explicit specification 
    get 
    histograms, using for 
    intersections, finding between 
    keys, mapping multiple values to 
    setdefault 
    sorting of 
    storing function results in 
    threads, allocation of storage for 
    tracking_classes 
    type, hash table used for 
    values, obtaining from 
    wrapping into callable objects 
dictionary display, alternative to 
diff tool 
difflib module 
directories
    computing sizes across platforms 
    conditional addition to search path 
    creating, including parent directories 
    walking directory trees 
diskspace, determining usage 
distributed middleware architectures
    central middleware process 
    client script 
    gateway for XML-RPC services 
    Publish/Subscribe, and 
    Request/Reply, using in 
    server script 
distributed programming 
    CORBA 
        client and server implementation 
    modules for 
    O'Reilly's Meerkat server, accessing via RPC 
    Publish/Subscribe, using in distributed middleware architecture 
    remote logins using telnetlib 
    Request/Reply, using in a distributed middleware architecture 
    RPCs (remote procedure calls) 
    SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) 
    web services that support XML-RPC and SOAP 
    XML-RPC 
        Medusa, using with 
        method calls, making 
        serving requests 
distutils package 
divmod 
DNS name server addresses, viewing in Windows registry 
Document Object Model  [See DOM]
dodict 
DOM (Document Object Model) 
domain names, normalizing to fully qualified domain names (FQDN) 
double quotes 
drop wrapper 
DSU (decorate-sort-undecorate)  2nd 
    comparison functions, compared to 
    decorate step 
    decorating an object with print-like methods 
    decorating objects with new functions 
    reverse sorting 
    sort step 
    sorting a list of objects by object attributes 
    undecorate step 
dtuple module 
du command 
dump (cPickle module)  2nd 
    vs. dumps 
dump (marshal module) 
dump_garbage 
dumps (cPickle module) 
dumps (marshal module) 
duplicates, removing from a sequence 
    maintaining sequence order 

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