Chapter 6: Advanced Tips and Tricks in Python
In this chapter, we will introduce some advanced tips and tricks that can be used as powerful programming techniques when writing code in Python. These include the advanced use of Python functions, such as nested functions, lambda functions, and building decorators with functions. Additionally, we will cover data transformations with the filter, mapper, and reducer functions. This will be followed by some tricks that can be used with data structures, such as the use of nested dictionaries and comprehension with different collection types. Finally, we will investigate the advanced functionality of the pandas library for DataFrame objects. These advanced tips and tricks will not only demonstrate Python's power in achieving advanced features with less code, but it will also help you code faster and more efficiently.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Learning advanced tricks for using functions
- Understanding...