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Python 3 Object-Oriented Programming

You're reading from   Python 3 Object-Oriented Programming Build robust and maintainable software with object-oriented design patterns in Python 3.8

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789615852
Length 466 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Dusty Phillips Dusty Phillips
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Object-Oriented Design FREE CHAPTER 2. Objects in Python 3. When Objects Are Alike 4. Expecting the Unexpected 5. When to Use Object-Oriented Programming 6. Python Data Structures 7. Python Object-Oriented Shortcuts 8. Strings and Serialization 9. The Iterator Pattern 10. Python Design Patterns I 11. Python Design Patterns II 12. Testing Object-Oriented Programs 13. Concurrency 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Exercises

Practice test-driven development. That is your first exercise. It's easier to do this if you're starting a new project, but if you have existing code you need to work on, you can start by writing tests for each new feature you implement. This can become frustrating as you become more enamored with automated tests. The old, untested code will start to feel rigid and tightly coupled, and will become uncomfortable to maintain; you'll start feeling like changes you make are breaking the code and you have no way of knowing, for lack of tests. But if you start small, adding tests to the code base improves it over time.

So, to get your feet wet with test-driven development, start a fresh project. Once you've started to appreciate the benefits (you will) and realize that the time spent writing tests is quickly regained in terms of more maintainable code...

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