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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

We've looked at various ways that objects, data, and methods can interact with each other in an object-oriented Python program. As usual, your first thoughts should be how you can apply these principles to your own work. Do you have any messy scripts lying around that could be rewritten using an object-oriented manager? Look through some of your old code and look for methods that are not actions. If the name isn't a verb, try rewriting it as a property.

Think about code you've written in any language. Does it break the DRY principle? Is there any duplicate code? Did you copy and paste code? Did you write two versions of similar pieces of code because you didn't feel like understanding the original code? Go back over some of your recent code now and see whether you can refactor the duplicate code using inheritance or composition. Try to pick a project...

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