Mastering Python: Master the art of writing beautiful and powerful Python by using all of the features that Python 3.5 offers

Rick Hattem

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eBook Apr 2016 486 pages 1st Edition

Rick Hattem

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• Become familiar with the most important and advanced parts of the Python code style
• Learn the trickier aspects of Python and put it in a structured context for deeper understanding of the language
• Offers an expert's-eye overview of how these advanced tasks fit together in Python as a whole along with practical examples

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Python is a dynamic programming language. It is known for its high readability and hence it is often the first language learned by new programmers. Python being multi-paradigm, it can be used to achieve the same thing in different ways and it is compatible across different platforms. Even if you find writing Python code easy, writing code that is efficient, easy to maintain, and reuse is not so straightforward. This book is an authoritative guide that will help you learn new advanced methods in a clear and contextualised way. It starts off by creating a project-specific environment using venv, introducing you to different Pythonic syntax and common pitfalls before moving on to cover the functional features in Python. It covers how to create different decorators, generators, and metaclasses. It also introduces you to functools.wraps and coroutines and how they work. Later on you will learn to use asyncio module for asynchronous clients and servers. You will also get familiar with different testing systems such as py.test, doctest, and unittest, and debugging tools such as Python debugger and faulthandler. You will learn to optimize application performance so that it works efficiently across multiple machines and Python versions. Finally, it will teach you how to access C functions with a simple Python call. By the end of the book, you will be able to write more advanced scripts and take on bigger challenges.

Who is this book for?

Almost anyone can learn to write working script and create high quality code but they might lack a structured understanding of what it means to be 'Pythonic'. If you are a Python programmer who wants to code efficiently by getting the syntax and usage of a few intricate Python techniques exactly right, this book is for you.

What you will learn

• Create a virtualenv and start a new project
• Understand how and when to use the functional programming paradigm
• Get familiar with the different ways the decorators can be written in
• Understand the power of generators and coroutines without digressing into lambda calculus
• Create metaclasses and how it makes working with Python far easier
• Generate HTML documentation out of documents and code using Sphinx
• Learn how to track and optimize application performance, both memory and cpu
• Use the multiprocessing library, not just locally but also across multiple machines
• Get a basic understanding of packaging and creating your own libraries/applications

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Randall Degges Jun 20, 2016

So, I was one of the technical editors of this book. I'm a bit biased, but I still think my review is useful to any potential readers!This is an incredibly useful and interesting book on advanced Python programming. Rick covers a lot of advanced Python topics in depth, with many examples, and does a good job of clearly explaining concepts along the way.This book covers:- Writing good project documenting using Sphinx and reStructuredText.- AsyncIO in Python 3.- Testing and logging.- Advanced debugging with pdb and trace.- Performance optimization and profiling.- Multiprocessing to solve CPU-bound issues and get around the GIL.- Metaclassing.- Writing Python extensions in C / C++, and using system libraries (especially useful for people doing performance based Python).- Packaging your Python code into clean, re-usable libraries.- And lots more!If any of the above topics are of interest to you, I highly recommend giving this book a read as it covers each of these topics in a lot of depth, and has some really useful information about each! Through the process of editing this book, I actually learned several really cool things I did not know previously, particularly around new Python 3 async stuff!If you're already a Python programmer, and want to upgrade your skill set to the next level, this is an excellent book to take you there.

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Boaz Jun 16, 2016

Mastering Python is a good stepping stone for experienced Python developers who want to learn about the advanced features that Python has to offer.What I particularly like about this book is that it explains these subjects in a concise manner, while still discussing details, best practices, common pitfalls and the differences in Python versions.In addition, the author uses small code samples to explain the various topics that the book covers.That makes this book easy to read and allows it to be used as an advanced Python reference.

Rafal D. Dec 07, 2017

First three chapters touch on basics of Python and how to get everything all setup on your computer. Then it quickly goes on towards more intermediate and advance topics like decorators, generators, async, metaclasses, etc. Python has this whole Zen thing going for it, and this book emphasizes on correct coding practices and avoiding common pitfalls. Great reference for anyone working with Python.

Chandran Anjur Narasimhan Feb 21, 2018

This is one of the best python books that gives your an complete coverage of the programming language, tools needed and very detailed. I love this book.

Praveen Aug 31, 2016

excellent book for mastering python

Mastering Python: Master the art of writing beautiful and powerful Python by using all of the features that Python 3.5 offers

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