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• Scripting KVM with Python, Part 2: Add a GUI to manage KVM with libvirt and Python

  Further explore using Python to create scripts for managing virtual machines using KVM. The wxPython library provides a wide range of widgets to help you build professional-looking GUI-based applications. Learn how to build a GUI wrapper using wxPython that in turn manages KVM with libvirt.

• Store datasets directly in shared memory with PHP

  Learn about shared memory and how to use it in web applications as a data storage option, benefiting from high speed, reliability, and data exchange with other applications. Provided examples show how it may help solve common problems in web application development.

• Create successful Python projects

  Creating a successful Python project involves more than just writing useful code. It's about community engagement, cooperation opportunities, craftsmanship, and support. Writing and contributing to open source software in the Python community can be fun and rewarding. Explore best practices to help you create your own successful project.

• Transactions with file systems using XADisk

  Scripting Layer for Android opens up the world of native Android development to a number of other languages beyond the Java™ language, so now you can start that mobile project using the language best suited for the job. Get started by installing and configuring SL4A on your workstation.

• Build Android apps using Python and SL4A

  Scripting Layer for Android opens up the world of native Android development to a number of other languages beyond the Java™ language, so now you can start that mobile project using the language best suited for the job. Get started by installing and configuring SL4A on your workstation.

• Firewall uptime and security with iptables

  Configure and maintain a Linux firewall with ease using iptables, a standard Linux firewall application. Learn how to get started with iptables, recover from common issues, and then simulate a small-office usage scenario.

• Scheduling in Hadoop

  Discover Hadoop scheduling, and explore two of the algorithms available today: fair scheduling and capacity scheduling. Also, learn how these algorithms are tuned and in what scenarios they're relevant.

• Easy and beautiful documentation with Sphinx

  Learn more about how to use this open source tool to help make your documentation effective and writable. Explore how to use Sphinx to easily retrieve forgotten information in your own documentation.

• Rapid application development in cloud with Spring Roo and Cloud Foundry

  Take Roo a step further by creating applications to work in the cloud with Cloud Foundry, the first open platform as a service project created by VMWare. Learn more about the environment and then deploy an application into Cloud Foundry using the Roo shell.