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The Python Apprentice

You're reading from   The Python Apprentice Introduction to the Python Programming Language

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788293181
Length 352 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Authors (2):
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Austin Bingham Austin Bingham
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Robert Smallshire Robert Smallshire
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting started FREE CHAPTER 2. Strings and Collections 3. Modularity 4. Built-in types and the object model 5. Exploring Built-in Collection types 6. Exceptions 7. Comprehensions, iterables, and generators 8. Defining new types with classes 9. Files and Resource Management 10. Unit testing with the Python standard library 11. Debugging with PDB 12. Afterword – Just the Beginning
13. Virtual Environments 14. Packaging and Distribution 15. Installing Third-Party Packages

Moment of zen

Moment of zen: In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess:

Figure 10.1: Moment of Zen

The temptation to guess, or to ignore ambiguity with wishful thinking, can lead to short term gains. But it can often lead to confusion in the future, and to bugs which are difficult to understand and fix. Before you make that next quick fix, ask yourself what information you need to do it correctly.

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