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Expert Python Programming

You're reading from   Expert Python Programming Become a master in Python by learning coding best practices and advanced programming concepts in Python 3.7

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789808896
Length 646 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Michał Jaworski Michał Jaworski
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Table of Contents (25) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Before You Start
2. Current Status of Python FREE CHAPTER 3. Modern Python Development Environments 4. Section 2: Python Craftsmanship
5. Modern Syntax Elements - Below the Class Level 6. Modern Syntax Elements - Above the Class Level 7. Elements of Metaprogramming 8. Choosing Good Names 9. Writing a Package 10. Deploying the Code 11. Python Extensions in Other Languages 12. Section 3: Quality over Quantity
13. Managing Code 14. Documenting Your Project 15. Test-Driven Development 16. Section 4: Need for Speed
17. Optimization - Principles and Profiling Techniques 18. Optimization - Some Powerful Techniques 19. Concurrency 20. Section 5: Technical Architecture
21. Event-Driven and Signal Programming 22. Useful Design Patterns 23. reStructuredText Primer 24. Other Books You May Enjoy

Current Status of Python

Python is amazing.

For a very long time, one of the most important virtues of Python was interoperability. No matter what operating system you or your customers were using, if a Python interpreter was available for that system, your software that was written in Python would work there. And, most importantly, your software would work the same way. However, that's not uncommon anymore. Modern languages such as Ruby and Java provide similar interoperability capabilities. But, interoperability isn't the most important quality of programming language nowadays. With the advent of cloud computing, web-based applications, and reliable virtualization software, it isn't that important to have a programming language that works the same no matter the operating system. What is still important is the tools that allow programmers to efficiently write reliable...

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