Expert Python Programming: Become a master in Python by learning coding best practices and advanced programming concepts in Python 3.7, 3rd Edition
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Packt Publishing
Python is a dynamic programming language that's used in a wide range of domains thanks to its simple yet powerful nature. Although writing Python code is easy, making it readable, reusable, and easy to maintain is challenging. Complete with best practices, useful tools, and standards implemented by professional Python developers, the third edition of Expert Python Programming will help you overcome this challenge.
The book will start by taking you through the new features in Python 3.7. You'll then learn the advanced components of Python syntax, in addition to understanding how to apply concepts of various programming paradigms, including object-oriented programming, functional programming, and event-driven programming. This book will also guide you through learning the best naming practices, writing your own distributable Python packages, and getting up to speed with automated ways of deploying your software on remote servers. Youll discover how to create useful Python extensions with C, C++, Cython, and CFFI. Furthermore, studying about code management tools, writing clear documentation, and exploring test-driven development will help you write clean code.
By the end of the book, you will have become an expert in writing efficient and maintainable Python code.
About the Author
Micha Jaworski has 10 years' of professional experience in Python. He has been in various roles at different companies, from an ordinary full-stack developer, through software architect, to VP of engineering in a fast-paced start-up company. He is currently a senior backend engineer at Showpad. He is highly experienced in designing high-performance distributed services. He is also an active contributor to many open source Python projects.
Tarek Ziad Tarek Ziad is a Python developer located in the countryside near Dijon, France. He works at Mozilla in the services team. He founded a French Python user group called Afpy, and has written several books about Python in French and English. When he is not hacking on his computer or hanging out with his family, he's spending time between his two passions, running and playing the trumpet.
You can visit his personal blog (Fetchez le Python) and follow him on Twitter (tarek_ziade)
- Explore modern ways of setting up repeatable and consistent development environments
- Package Python code effectively for community and production use
- Learn modern syntax elements of Python programming such as f-strings, enums, and lambda functions
- Demystify metaprogramming in Python with metaclasses
- Write concurrent code in Python
- Extend Python with code written in different languages
- Integrate Python with code written in different languages
This book will appeal to you if youre a programmer looking to take your Python knowledge to the next level by writing efficient code and learning the latest features of version 3.7 and above.
- Current Status of Python
- Modern Python Development Environments
- Modern Syntax Elements - Below the Class Level
- Modern Syntax Elements - Above the Class Level
- Elements of Metaprogramming
- Choosing Good Names
- Writing a Package
- Deploying the Code
- Python Extensions in Other Languages
- Managing Code
- Documenting Your Project
- Test-Driven Development
- Optimization - Principles and Profiling Techniques
- Optimization - Some Powerful Techniques
- Concurrency
- Event-Driven and Signal Programming
- Useful Design Patterns
- reStructuredText Primer
