Who this book is for

This book is written for Python developers who wish to go further in mastering Python. And by developers I mean mostly professionals, so programmers who write software in Python for a living. This is because it focuses mostly on tools and practices that are crucial for creating performant, reliable, and maintainable software in Python.

It does not mean that hobbyists won't find anything interesting. This book should be great for anyone who is interested in learning advance-level concepts with Python. Anyone who has basic Python skills should be able to follow the content of the book, although it might require some additional effort from less experienced programmers. It should also be a good introduction to Python 3.5 for those who are still a bit behind and continue to use Python in version 2.7 or older.

Finally, the groups that should benefit most from reading this book are web developers and backend engineers. This is because of two topics featured in here that are especially important in their areas of work: reliable code deployments and concurrency.