Expert Python Programming: Become a master in Python by learning coding best practices and advanced programming concepts in Python 3.7, Edition 3

Michał Jaworski · Tarek Ziadé · Cody Jackson

Apr 2019 · Packt Publishing Ltd

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Refine your Python programming skills and build professional-grade applications with this comprehensive guideKey Features

Create manageable code that can run in various environments with different sets of dependencies
Implement effective Python data structures and algorithms to write optimized code
Discover the exciting new features of Python 3.7

Book DescriptionPython 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 naming best practices, writing your own distributable Python packages, and getting up to speed with automated ways to deploy your software on remote servers. You’ll 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.What you will learn

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 and integrate Python with code written in different languages

Who this book is for

This book will appeal to you if you’re 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.

Refine your Python programming skills and build professional-grade applications with this comprehensive guideKey Features Create manageable code that can run in various environments with different sets of dependencies Implement effective Python data structures and algorithms to write optimized co...

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About the author

Tarek Ziadé is a Software Engineer, located in Burgundy, France. He works at Elastic, building tools for developers. Before Elastic, he worked at Mozilla for 10 years. Tarek founded a French Python User group called Afpy. He has written several articles on the Python programming language for various magazines and also a few books in French and English.

Cody Jackson is a disabled military veteran, the founder of Socius Consulting, an IT and business management consulting company in San Antonio, Texas, and a co-founder of Top Men Technologies with Scott Thompson. He is currently employed at CACI International as the lead ICS/SCADA modeling and simulations engineer. He has been involved in the tech industry since 1994, when he left Gateway Computers to join the Navy as a nuclear chemist and radcon technician. Prior to joining CACI, he worked at ECPI University as a computer information systems adjunct professor. He is a self-taught Python programmer, and is the author of Learning to Program Using Python and Secret Recipes of the Python Ninja. He holds an Associate in Science degree in electromechanical technology, a Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering technology, and a Master of Science degree in IT management, as well as numerous IT certifications.

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