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Secret Recipes of the Python Ninja

You're reading from Secret Recipes of the Python Ninja Over 70 recipes that uncover powerful programming tactics in Python

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788294874

Length 380 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

CPython

Concepts

Programming Language

Table of Contents (11) Chapters

Preface

1. Working with Python Modules FREE CHAPTER

2. Utilizing the Python Interpreter

3. Working with Decorators

4. Using Python Collections

5. Generators, Coroutines, and Parallel Processing

6. Working with Python's Math Module

7. Improving Python Performance with PyPy

8. Python Enhancement Proposals

9. Documenting with LyX

10. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Improving Python Performance with PyPy

In this chapter, we will cover PyPy, a compiled version of Python that aims to increase the performance of Python programs. We will talk about the following:

What is PyPy?
What is RPython?
Some real-world examples

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