Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "The input() method is used to get an input from the user."

A block of code is set as follows:

#PowerShell sample code:
$countries="India","UK","USA","France"
foreach ($country in $countries)
{
write-host ($country+" is good")
}

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

easy_install <name of module>

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "If you need something different, click on the DOWNLOADS link in the header for all possible downloads: "