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<span id="internet"></span><h1>Internet Protocols and Support<a class="headerlink" href="#internet-protocols-and-support" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
<span class="target" id="index-0"></span><p id="index-1">The modules described in this chapter implement internet protocols and support
for related technology. They are all implemented in Python. Most of these
modules require the presence of the system-dependent module <a class="reference internal" href="socket.html#module-socket" title="socket: Low-level networking interface."><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">socket</span></code></a>, which
is currently supported on most popular platforms. Here is an overview:</p>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ftplib.html#ftp-tls-objects">FTP_TLS Objects</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="poplib.html#pop3-example">POP3 Example</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="imaplib.html#imap4-example">IMAP4 Example</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="socketserver.html#server-objects">Server Objects</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="socketserver.html#request-handler-objects">Request Handler Objects</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="http.cookies.html#example">Example</a></li>
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